Tonight Jamie Langenbrunner’s reign of terror as Captain Fuck This Shit begins, and stately IPB Manor is all aquiver with delight. Not that we thought Patty Elias’ reign of, um, something as Captain Hugs was all that awful, but since Sutter slapped the “C” onto Langer’s chest while Pando isn’t in the lineup, this is easy for us to be happy about.
We are distracted during the pregame because we’re supposed to be able to get this in HD now, but this feed is definitely not HD. We do glance up in time to see the shot of the guys taking the ice, and Patty looks like he’s struggling to keep a stiff upper lip (wait, Patty even has an upper lip?) as he walks through the door in the boards with no letter on his sweater, and Langer swaggers along behind him with a gleaming-white “C”. Poor Erstwhile Captain Hugs.
FIRST PERIOD
18:45 The teams mill about listlessly, and FSN reels the two rosters in a crawl across the bottom of the scoreboard at the top of the screen. Being fans of The Wire, we perk up considerably when we discover there is a guy on the Bruins roster named Sobotka.
17:57 Zach gets smashed into the goalpost when he tries walking to the side of the net to stuff a shot home. Pookie tries to muster fangirl outrage, but sounds pretty weak when she protests, “Hey! Not his pretty neck/shoulder!”
16:29 Chico assures us that Patty would probably love to have the “C” still, but it’s not as big a deal to the players as it is to fans and the media. You know what? We really do believe that. Although we’ll continue to joke that Patty’s crying himself to sleep every night.
15:45 Chico explains to us what the job of a captain is, and it comes down to being able to succinctly vocalize the issues facing the team, and address the team appropriately. Pookie: “So basically what the Devils needed at the start of the season was someone to walk into the dressing room to say, ‘You all suck.’ Because they couldn’t figure it out themselves.”
14:15 We find out from Doc that Sobotka is from the same hometown as Patty. Pookie enthuses his new IPB nickname when that news is revealed: “CANS!”
14:00 Langer’s first chance as captain is defended well, and his rush down the slot just peters out into the puck rolling off his stick.
13:39 Chara cranks a shot from the high point and it gets tipped in by a Devils defender. We can’t tell from the first replay who it was, and Pookie grumbles, “I’ll blame Oduya, even though he’s not in the lineup.” (It was Vish-Dog.) 1-0 Boston.
12:29 We go to commercial after Thomas freezes a shot from Madden, and as we cut away, we get to watch Clarkson yapping at an incensed Chara. Doc puts it hilariously best when he says of Clarkson, “He likes talking. He’s a social animal.”
11:44 PaulieMartinNation is incapable of speech right now. As he chases a Bruin around the corner in the Devils zone, we discover he is wearing an “A”. Pookie, her voice quivering with tears of wonder and joy: “Why was this not the headline news?”
9:55 Marty gloves a soft lob from the faceoff dots to get a whistle, and we realize we’ve said just about nothing so far in this game about the play. This one, Gentle Reader, is really not a barnburner.
9:36 A close-up of Langer – excuse us, Captain Fuck This Shit on the bench demonstrates that the letters on the new sweaters don’t look the same as they used to. We try to remember what the old ones looked like; Schnookie suggests Scotty’s was “filigreed”, and Pookie suggests it was “hand-woven by… uh… elves. Named… um… Ginger? And Fluffy? Yeah, I got nothin’.”
9:04 Our first end-to-end rush involves a routine save for Marty, and then Gio firing a big slapshot from the wing on a three-on-two the other way. It is, however, also a routine save for Thomas. Or, as Boomer calls him, “Thom-ass”. There’s a reason we don’t market in nicknames here at IPB.
8:24 Paulie, buckling under the weight of his “A”, tries to outlet to Madden but his pass isn’t handled well. The ensuing turnover results in a Glen Murray goal. 2-0 Bruins. Pookie wonders if Langer will be stripped of his “C” if the Devils have a five-game losing streak now.
6:44 Asham and Reich fight in the Devils zone. It’s a lot less interesting than it sounds.
4:23 Zubrus, perhaps thinking a 0-2 deficit isn’t bad enough, takes an interference penalty while racing to a loose puck in the corner in the offensive zone. It sounds like we should be het up that it was a borderline call, but we’re too busy trying to figure out who has the other “A” to get angry. (It turns out it’s Madden.)
3:20 The Bruins move the puck well around the perimeter, and the PK is unable to keep up. Wideman ends up roofing a shot over Marty’s shoulder to make it 3-0 Bruins. We decide this is a transition game, as the guys with “A”s learn how to deal with their new roles, and the guys who just lost them learn to deal with being irrelevant losers again.
2:17 Things are quiet at stately IPB Manor, until Pookie, looking for a silver lining, says, “At least we’re not getting this sucktitude in HD.”
1:38 Pookie moves on from looking for silver linings, and starts vocalizing her pipe dreams: “I’m sure when Pando comes back they’ll give him an ‘A’ and take Madden’s away.” Long, hopeless pause. “Or Paulie’s.”
1:21 FSN gives us a shot total graphic, and it is a fount of lies, damned lies. 11-8, in favor of the Bruins? No way. There is not a chance in hell that the Devils have eight shots.
0:00 Let us now try to collect our thoughts about that period and share a deeply-contemplated, impassioned, serious analysis of the 20 minutes of play: That was puketastic.
FIRST INTERMISSION
Dano first shows us that he is capable of pulling his punches when he says that the Devils came out in the first “just a little flat”. Just a little? Anyway, he then shows us his colorful candor when he degenerates into a spluttering rage when asked to discuss the Flyers’ spate of suspensions; after raging about how venal the offending players all are, he then turns to the camera and plasters on an hilarious “Now I sit next to Steve while he wraps up the segment” vapid smile. That’s fantastic television work, people!
SECOND PERIOD
Chico highlights the nachos from one of the arena’s nacho stands. The feature shows the funniest footage of the nacho guy assembling the nachos while Chico watches through the glass counter like a kid dancing outside a candy store window. We also get to see slo-mo footage of Chico triumphantly lifting the ginormous bucket of nachos, and he claims it was “heavier than the Stanley Cup.” Seriously, we can’t get enough of this series. Pookie proclaims, “It’s like Chuck the Duck, but with sound!”
There is no clock In case you were wondering, Marty is still in, despite FSN’s editorializing at the end of the first period by pointedly showing us Weekes sitting glumly on the bench.
17:29 Kessel hooks Travis in the neutral zone, and we are horrified to see him sit down in the box, because he slashes his inseams, so he’s just a big, unwelcome eyeful of bared upper thighs. Seriously, Phil, no one wants to see that.
17:14 Chico promised us the Devils would have some open ice on this PP, but they kick things off with a defensive zone giveaway and a point-blank shot for Metropolit. Greeeeeaaaat.
16:12 The Devils finally mount some pressure, and Alberts hooks Patty in the corner to give the Devils a 5-on-3.
15:22 Langer, unable to hold himself up under the massive weight of the “C”, bobbles the puck at the point, tries to blindly drop it back to Paulie in the neutral zone, and instead feeds it perfectly to Kessel for a breakaway coming out of the box. Marty makes a big glove save on the shot, but it’s not enough for us to feel better about the way the Captain Fuck This Shit Era is starting.
14:30 Doc veeeerrrrry slowly tells us that “Sobotka spells his name…” pause “…the same as…” pause… we are on the edges of our seats waiting for him to say something about The Wire but it turns out he’s just telling us about Detroit’s zamboni driver.
13:15 We return from commercial to hear the plug for the advertiser who is bringing this game to some lucky people somewhere in the world in HD. We break down in heart-wrenching sobs.
13:09 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Patty, Gio and Zach storm up the ice three abreast, full of speed and swagger, and Gio fires a smartly tippable shot that Patty artfully deflects through Thomas while barreling hard toward the net. 3-1 Bruins.
11:48 For the first time we can remember, Paulie loses his shit completely after being toppled awkwardly into the boards by Kobasew. He stands over Kobasew sort of weakly, shoving at the back of his head, and gets called for roughing. He then looks drunk as he staggers away from the scene. Pookie declares PaulieMartinNation will be holding a candlelight vigil until he gets out of the box, and Boomer mutters from the depths of her chair, “He needs to learn what that ‘A’ is for.” Pookie: “He thinks it’s for ‘Atrocious’.” Schnookie: “He thinks it’s for ‘Angry’.” Pookie then admits, “When I was trying to think of a good ‘A’ word, at first all I could come up with was ‘Allocations’.”
10:52 Rod Pelley continues in his quest to render John Madden obsolete, and makes a great play to clear the zone on the PK.
9:15 Travis doesn’t ever want to wear an “A” because he hates the letter that starts the word “acorn”. Yeah, that’s how much he hates acorns. He finds himself alone in the slot, moving toward the net with speed, and chips the puck high over both the net and a fallen Thomas.
6:47 Patty, Gio, Zach and Greener combine to make a sequence of great forechecking plays, although they don’t get any great scoring chances out of the shift. Boomer keeps trying to genuinely praise their play, but every time she says something like, “Great play by Patty there to keep the puck,” it ends up sounding horribly sarcastic and hateful. After the first period, she really can’t be blamed.
6:01 Metropolit and Langer jostle with one another while skating up the rink behind the play, and despite the fact that Langer gets the better of the physical exchange, Metropolit gets the penalty for interference.
4:09 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Devils put on a clinic of perimeter power-play passing, and after a bunch of fancy, beautiful plays on the outside, Zach ends up at the side of the net, banking the puck in through Thomas. That is, quite possibly, the least spectacular finish ever for a PP goal that was preceded by a long sequence of glorious passing. 3-2 Bruins.
3:04 Patty sprints past all the Bruins after a loose puck in the Boston zone and forces Thomas to make a good save. Our depth perception is terrible, and we think for a moment that the game was just tied, but really it’s just the rebound kicking wide.
1:30 Langer drops his stick right in front of the bench, and it is replaced almost instantaneously by a heads-up teammate. Chico marvels at the speed of the exchange, “It was like a magic trick how quickly he got his stick back!” Schnookie: “Langer’s like, ‘That wasn’t a magic trick, Chico. That was an illusion!‘”
0:29 Patty finds Zach streaking to the net and Thomas makes an amazing save to get a foot on the shot, and on the rebound attempt.
0:00 Our well-reasoned analysis of this period contains several points: this was by far Patty’s best period of the season, the Patty/Gio/Zach line is figuring its shit out, Paulie is not very scary when he gets angry, and this was a way better 20 minutes of hockey than the first. Well, probably not if you’re a Bruins fan, but whatever.
Stan interviews Langer and asks him what he’s going to do differently now that he’s captain. Langer says in his most Minnesotan accents, “Oh, probably not a lot.” It’s an awesome answer, but would have been awesomer if he said, “Oh, I’m going to fuck this shit.”
SECOND INTERMISSION
FSN does a little highlight feature of the good work Zach did in the second period, and Dano remarks on how Zach’s legs are “always churning”. We are immediately reminded of the “two mice fall into a bucket of milk” bit from Catch Me If You Can, and we decide the Devils probably all got to campaign for the captaincy, and Zach totally gave that speech.
THIRD PERIOD
Coming back from intermission we get to see footage of two Devils fans sitting on the floor eating some sort of doubtless delectable foodstuffs, while one of them clutches Chuck the Duck under one arm. We are staggeringly jealous. FSN, if Chuck the Duck is ever looking to spend some time watching a Devils game from a comfy couch in Central Jersey, call us.
19:20 We are trying to talk ourselves into not being jealous of the guys with Chuck the Duck, and Pookie remarks that we have our own mascot – our replica Augustus of Prima Porta. She says, “I’m going to bring him up the arena next time we go to a game.” Schnookie: “Yeah, because he’s totally allowed in the arena.” Pookie: “I wish we had an inflatable Augustus.” Schnookie: “Why is there not some internet business that lets you get an inflatable whatever you want?”
18:55 FSN gives us a graphic showing how the Patty/Zach/Gio line has 16 shots, and everyone else on the Devils have combined for 8. That is both totally awesome and wretchedly awful at the same time.
16:50 Doc is blathering on about some Bruin who was on Sutter’s totally loaded WJC team, and Pookie snots, “Who wasn’t on that team?” Pause. “Travis.”
15:21 The Langer line manages to muster a decent scoring chance, but Thomas covers the wonky little rebound before anyone can notice it’s sitting in the crease.
14:21 Patty whips a pass up the neutral zone to Zach, and he tries to fire a leading pass just as crisply to Gio, who is busting up the opposite wing, but his pass is way too far ahead of Gio for anything to come of it. He is shown looking like he’s mentally beating himself up on the bench, and Chico says something to the effect of, “When he doesn’t get the job done right, he’s unhappy with himself.” Schnookie: “You can start there for Zach; it’s just the beginning with him.”
12:14 We have been remarking all day that it feels like we don’t have to go to work tomorrow, and as the Bruins set up with possession in the Devils zone, Pookie announces, “Not only do I feel like I don’t have to go to work tomorrow, but I feel like this game is never going to end. Not in a bad way – I just feel like they get to play all night.
11:57 For the first time since their third goal, the Bruins get a long stretch of sustained pressure, but the Devils manage to stave off disaster.
9:43 Doc informs us the shots are 3-2 right now in this frame. Schnookie: “Yeah… this really hasn’t been as great a period as the last one.”
7:57 After an icing by the Bruins, Sutter tosses the Patty line out there. They win the draw and put together two point shots for Brookbank, but it seems their peak was during the second.
7:23 Savard manages to get a step on Greener coming up the wing and whips a shot into Marty’s blocker. The puck disappears into the padding, and Marty stands there looking for it for a moment, then totally coolly pulls it back from the goal line after it drops out and starts rolling as if to creep into the goal.
6:08 Pookie: “Oh crap. I thought this game was tied. We’re totally going to lose.”
5:57 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The new scheme of setting up shots for Brookbank at the point pays off beautifully when he fires a waist-high wrister toward the net and Zach tips it gorgeously to bounce in over Thomas’ pads. There is a bit of a delay as they review the height of Zach’s stick – seriously, War Room, the guy is three and one half apples high. He is not tall enough to hold his stick over the crossbar. Anyway, now Pookie’s right, as the game is tied, 3-3.
3:55 Thomas is called upon to make another great save off a Patty who is absolutely flying.
3:32 The Bruins find themselves in the offensive zone for the first time in what seems like years, and the Devils, so surprised to be there for any reason other than touching up on an icing, end up in a bad state. The final result of the sequence is a holding penalty to Madden.
2:17 The Bruins wheel with no small confidence on the PP, and Marty demonstrates some monster rebound control by steering the aftermath of a chance at the side of the net all the way to the point through a forest of players in front.
1:19 Gio tries to set Travis up on a cross-zone pass, but the play doesn’t connect. Thomas collapses in pain after moving across the goal mouth, and Chico tries to tell us what the injury likely is: “It looks like his groin,” he explains, then, after assuring us of why, adds, “Oh, it’s definitely his ankle.” Pause. “Or it could be his knee.” Thanks, Chico. Thomas removes himself from the game, and now the Devils are facing Rask.
0:00 Well hot diggity damn! Any game in which the Devils can come back from 0-3 to force overtime is a good game in our books.
OVERTIME
4:15 Madden and Brylin try to put on their own brand of relentless forecheck, but Brylin is playing the role of Johnny Oduya tonight, and drops his stick behind the Boston net before they can really get possession of the puck.
3:25 Kobasew thinks he’s going to get around Paulie and dart in on Brodeur, but Paulie lays into him with a pokecheck the likes of which Kobasew has never seen before, and he wipes out. Marty calmly just hops over Kobasew’s incoming body while PaulieMartinNation laughs and laughs.
1:44 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zach motors into the Bruins zone, then makes a crazy little drop-pass-followed-by-a-stick-fake move that draws two defensemen to him as he continues toward the slot, and Patty pounces in behind him onto the puck and rips a wrister over Rask. Our erstwhile Captain Hugs then meets Zach behind the net for the most enthusiastic, airborne goal-celebrating hug in recent Devils memory. We do not think it’s a coincidence that Patty had his best game since the “implied captaincy” days of his Hepatitis season on the night that the Devils have finally officially given the “C” to someone else.
Oh, and don’t look now, but the Devils are in a tie for first in the Atlantic.
XM’s all-game preview show was talking about Brunner and the C and I got all happy and squeeful, and now they’re wetting themselves over SFW(West) supposedly returning to the Ducks. *gag* Talk about high to low.
Maybe now that Langer’s the Captain, the FTS! Shirts will get into production a lot faster.
Regarding Niedermayer, the press conference is a half-hour before the game starts tonight. I really hope it doesn’t run long and delay the start of the game.
Nieder’s press conference is just going to be him reading the Catalog of Ships from the Iliad. There’s no way anyone’s seeing the first 45 minutes of the game tonight!
EEEE!!!! I guess the NHL online store will have to allow profanity on personalized jerseys.
This game…. sucks.
Puketastic.
Genna, you and I were thinking the same word at the same time! Nicely done!
Ummmm sorry about the bad game, but Yay Alternate Captain Pancakes!!!!!!!!!
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That should totally be said in the tone of the announcer of “Pigs In Space”.
I’ve decided that Langer should have his own line of RBK clothing like Crosby. It can be called FCK THS SHT. The meaning gets across while censoring it for the less crude and the less clutch hockey fans. It also goes perfectly with Reebok’s “edgier” name of RBK.
Brilliant idea, Genna!
Genna, this is GENIUS! There’s no flaw in that plan at all!
Woooooohoooo! Matty O ties the all time record for goals for Vancouver defencemen! Go Giraffe, Go.
Aw, the Giraffe is going to be humming with happiness tonight!
I’ve decided that Langer should have his own line of RBK clothing like Crosby. It can be called FCK THS SHT.
You know what a line called FCK THS SHT should totally sell? Jeans designed for hockey players. It’s high time Giovanni got a competitor.
Um, they just (okay, not “just” anymore, but recently) followed Clarkson around with the camera (yay) and it totally looked like he was wearing eyeliner. I blame the TV cameras. Or Comcast. Dammit, this is SOMEBODY’s fault!
Pie Hat always looks like he wears eyeliner. It somehow works for him hehe.
Clarkson: I am Cleopatra, Queen of all Egypt and Goddess of Love.
Pie Hat always looks like he wears eyeliner. It somehow works for him hehe.
There are most definitely men who can pull off wearing eyeliner, and some who should even be required to wear it at all times. But that is a world I would like to keep firmly out of hockey. Just a personal thing.
Clarkson: I am Cleopatra, Queen of all Egypt and Goddess of Love.
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Hee hee. Nice, Pookie. Sweet. We go up one with the flukiest goal ever.
How flukey?
By the way, Ookies, catching up with all those great blogging questionnaire posts was great on the train. What was supposed to be a relatively quiet workday turned into a whirling, swirling marathon of suck. But being able to read what everyone had to say made the commute go faster and really helped me leave that day behind. (And wow, Pensblog responded – in paragraphs and everything – I certainly didn’t expect that.)
Certainly the people who actually WROTE all those answers deserve plenty of credit, but I want to thank you guys for starting the whole thing. It’s a conversation that is so worth having, and one I found interesting as a reader of the bloggers who answered. Reading the answers allowed me to see the common thread through the blogs I like and why I return to them day after day.
Well maybe not flukiest ever. But Pie Hat threw it on net, it bounced back out, bounced off another Canuck, then bounced off the goalie and trickled over the net.
Um, that sounds like it’s up there in flukitude, alix.
Sorry, that should have been trickled over the LINE. Or trickled INTO the net.
Reading the answers allowed me to see the common thread through the blogs I like and why I return to them day after day.
I’m glad you enjoyed them! We’re having a blast with this project. I’m also finding it really cool to see what the common threads between them are.
3 on 3. Haha. So random.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy pancakes, Batman! That game wasn’t puketastic at all!
Hello IPB! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Is Schnookie swinging from from a chandaleir light fixture?
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No matter how I try to spell chandelier it doesn’t look right. I tried to html a strike-through but I guess that is not supported by wordpress.
Congrats Ookies (even though you are SO not helping me get out of the basement!). I switched over to the start of the Pens game so I didn’t see the Big Finish, but I look forward to reading about it.
I’m trying to watch my game in the dark. And I don’t mean in my house, I mean in Edmonton. Do we need to educate the Oilers on Edison’s little invention?
Who would have thought that would have happened?! Those last two goal celebrations were awfully cute. Gionta manhandled Parise’s face on the second to last goal.
Is Schnookie swinging from from a chandaleir light fixture?
You bet! What a game!
(Chandelier is a word I never, ever spell right. Who am I kidding, there isn’t a word in the world I ever spell right.)
Is Schnookie swinging from from a chandelier light fixture?
You bet I am! (Like how I fixed that spelling for you? I also have no idea how that’s supposed to be spelled.) At this rate, we’re going to have to get some steel beams to reinforce the ceiling, because I’m not a dainty chandelier-swinger.
Genna, that OT goal celebration could NOT have been more adorable! And seriously, on top of all the guys being so cute, the cutest part of all was Weekes swooping in at the end of the cuddle huddle. He’s like the anti-Clemmer!
Gionta manhandled Parise’s face on the second to last goal.
Gio was like, “Must. Make. Zach. Uglier. ARGH!!!”
Wow. How about Patty admitting there to Stan that it bothers him that he was stripped of his C (or rather, “it bodders me a liddle”), but that, oh well, shit happens, and you just deal with it. Ladies and gentlemen, Patrik Elias: True Devil.
Even I have admit that that goal celebration was adorable. I’m just glad there wasn’t any tongue.
Gio was like, “Must. Make. Zach. Uglier. ARGH!!!”
No, Gio, no! Stop it!!! Not his pretty face!
Wait, what was that? This post-game show just RUINED MY NIGHT. Did Steve just call Pando the Devils’ (Devil’s?) second-best penalty killer? FUCK YOU, STEVE!
Go Devils! Oh Hank, you’re not supposed to run into the goalie. Dammit. Penalty.
I’m also happy that bellsouth/at&t finally got their shit fixed in time for me to share the joy with my fellow Devils fans.
I’m just glad there wasn’t any tongue.
Zach too.
I feel like an evil person, I’m hoping the Flyers win so we can move into first in the Northwest.
Even I have admit that that goal celebration was adorable. I’m just glad there wasn’t any tongue.
Oh come on, Patty was involved. There was totally tongue, but it was hidden from the cameras. (I actually said to Pookie as it was going on, “That isn’t helmet-nuzzling — that’s neck-licking.”)
“it bodders me a liddle”
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I love Weekesie, too. Everyone seems to like him and I liked when he barreled into the GWG celebration.
Jesus, I feel/felt like I’m going to have a heart attack.
I’m also happy that bellsouth/at&t finally got their shit fixed in time for me to share the joy with my fellow Devils fans.
Dude, if they had left you stranded after a game like this, they would have been in some SERIOUS trouble.
Seriously, I spent the last couple of nights worried about if the Evil Orange Stripes had the right players in the lineup. That seems like such a minor problem compared to being able to share the joy in this come-from-behind-3-0-win. It actually still has not set in.
It actually still has not set in.
I know! I’m going to be at work tomorrow and all of a sudden I’ll be skipping through the library shouting, “We won! We won!”
Stan Fischler, it is painful to hear you drone on about who knows what. Bring back that 16 year old sounding reporter that did locker room interviews.
“it bodders me a liddle”
Poor guy. Hey, at least he didn’t rip it off Patty’s sweater and hand it right to Langer, with Patty still staring sadly at the torn fabric on his jersey.
Like some other team I could mention.
Good job, Devils! When I left the game, early, it was still 3-0. Must have been exciting.
Since we’re the Devils of the West, can we come from behind in this game, too?
(I meant “THEY” didn’t rip it off, not “he”) Sheesh.
Like some other team I could mention.
Yeah, there are some areas in which the Stars aren’t the Devils of the West… but that doesn’t mean that your boys won’t come back!
Grrrrrrr! Apparently MSG has decided that games played in California don’t exist. At least not to people living in Rome, NY. They air all the other games there, but when I booted up my aunt and uncle’s Slingbox tonight? Nothing. What, is 10:00 too late for them? SO. PISSED. Especially because I skipped a movie night with one of my classes to watch this game. And I was going to write a game diary. It’s kind of hard to diarize for internet radio.
At least Yo-Yo recognizes my crankiness and decided to cheer me up with a goal. Woo!
Gambler, that sucks (and not just because I adore your game diaries and have been robbed of one)! we just turned that game on to see Peters and Parros fighting. Did I ever say I liked hockey? Ugh.
we just turned that game on to see Peters and Parros fighting
Has he been kicked out yet?
Speaking of tough guys, Modano’s jagged cut on his chin is more than a little hot.
Did I say that out loud?
Stupid Refs. Poor Kesler was high sticked like a mo fo.
(and not just because I adore your game diaries and have been robbed of one)
Well, I should clarify that I was going to try to write a diary, and it probably would have ended in disaster, since I’ve never tried a “live” one before. Maybe this is divine intervention at work.
That fight sounded like a snoozer. And I guess that was just Peters’ way of making me thankful that I couldn’t see the game. Um, it’s the thought that counts?
Peters was totally trying to make you feel better about the radio thing.
I just cannot get into this hockey past bedtime thing. I thought I’d enjoy it since I’m a bit of a night owl, but no, it’s all wrong. I barely remember the first period.
I just cannot get into this hockey past bedtime thing.
I’m really bad at it, too, Heather. I’m like, “But this 10:30 game is starting 3 hours after my bedtime! Schnookie’s a total night owl which makes me feel that much lamer for the fact that I’m like, “Well, this game’s tied at 10-10, it’s the most exciting game ever, the winner will advance to the SCF, but… it’s almost 11pm! I’m outta here”
Will it help, Heather, if I shout “HEY! WAKE-UP!” every few minutes?
I just cannot get into this hockey past bedtime thing.
See, I even took a nap today and everything, to be sure I’d be awake enough for the hockey. Oh, well, I have some homework I really should be doing anyway.
Will it help, Heather, if I shout “HEY! WAKE-UP!” every few minutes?
It might. I don’t know. It’s not really that I’m asleep, I’m just not in a hockey state of mind.
You should have seen the same the intermission interview with Baby Crunchy though. Kevin Sylvester was teasing him about his comment about running Crunchy, asking when we were going to see it and requesting that he not hurt our goalie. Baby Crunchy said, with a totally straight face, “Oh, no, I was just kidding about that.” The Crunchys (Crunchies?) clearly share a (non)humor gene.
The Crunchys are painfully unfunny. Poor guys. When the NHL sends us to the All-Star Game to blog it, I hope to ask Crunchy to tell a joke.
I hope to ask Crunchy to tell a joke.
I cannot wait.
Even Kevin Sylvester looked perplexed. He was totally thinking, “Uhhhhh… Yeah, I was joking too.”
Wooohooo. It’s a win! Not the prettiest game I’ve ever seen them play but it still counts. And we’re back in first :)
Somehow it’s very endearing how unfunny the Crunchies are.
I hope to ask Crunchy to tell a joke.
And he’ll say, “On the back of my mask it says ‘Miller Time.’ Get it? It’s a play on words.”
And Heather, how cute is Kevin Sylvester? Did you see his little “blog post” about going to California? I couldn’t stop laughing!
OH MY GOD! The Ducks guys just interviewed the Crunchys. As in MamaCrunchy and the Silver Fox! And they are both a zillion times more personable than their kids. I hope you guys watching the Sabres feeds saw them, because MamaCrunchy is wearing a jacket she made herself that’s half Ducks orange and half Sabres blue, with both their numbers on the back. I adore my future in-laws.
hello all…
So that gophers jersey i was talking about, it was in my mailbox when I got home! I assumed that was a good sign.
I was all like “well that was nice while it lasted, bring on the losing” and the ended up almost losing my voice over all the excitement.
Nice to see Patrik have a good game.
I just wanted to mention that the turning point in the game came right after they played “ice ice baby” over the PA. I’m sure that was significant!
Oh, and when the Ducks announcers asked the Crunchys who they’d cheer for if this went to a shootout and the boys were facing each other, PapaCrunchy opted for a power outage so they’d not be able to play, but MamaCrunchy totally cheerfully said she’d pull for a goal. I think we’ve found the root of Crunchy’s emotional issues. She probably called him fat after they took her off mic.
I just wanted to mention that the turning point in the game came right after they played “ice ice baby” over the PA. I’m sure that was significant!
There is no question that this is just the kind of team that is inspired by “Ice, Ice Baby”.
Pam, I’m so glad that they put on a good show for you tonight — what a great game! (And yes, I’m selfishly glad for the win, too… :D) I think the Gophers sweater arriving in the mail today was a sign that Paulie was getting his “A”. And it’s clearly a lucky sweater.
They have TV’s in the upper bowl seats where you can watch the FSN telecast of the game. So I got to see Chico buying some crazy pile of nachos. I also noticed that what you see on TV is like 2 or 3 seconds behind the actual live action.
And he’ll say, “On the back of my mask it says ‘Miller Time.’ Get it? It’s a play on words.”
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Yea, I figured the jersey was good sign for the whole team, but especially Mr. Martin himself.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::: Wow. Apparently he uses the sports psychologist to work through his mum isses.
I was all like “well that was nice while it lasted, bring on the losing” and the ended up almost losing my voice over all the excitement.
I think we were all thinking that — including the Devils!
I’m so glad your Gopher sweater was waiting for you when you got home! And now it’s a sweater imbued with the awesomeness of a be-A’ed Paulie!
I also noticed that what you see on TV is like 2 or 3 seconds behind the actual live action.
We watch it on satellite, so we’re that much further behind!
The Chico feature about the nachos was hilarious. I just can’t believe how willing he is to make a total, goofy ass of himself — I mean, the shot of him peering eagerly through the glass at the nacho construction was BRILLIANT.
Somehow it’s very endearing how unfunny the Crunchies are.
It really is.
We haven’t gotten the elder Crunchys yet, but hopefully we will during the next intermission. That seems like a bit of a given. I can’t figure out why the boys are so low on personality. I guess Mrs. Crunchy was dancing on the jumbotron in Buffalo a few weeks ago. Maybe their sister got all the life and verve? I don’t know.
MamaCrunchy totally cheerfully said she’d pull for a goal. I think we’ve found the root of Crunchy’s emotional issues.
Mommy issues. Of course! Everything is suddenly so much clearer.
And he’ll say, “On the back of my mask it says ‘Miller Time.’ Get it? It’s a play on words.”
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And I’ll respond, “That’s not a joke, Crunchy! Tell me when that was a joke! TELL ME WHEN!” He’ll love me.
He’ll love me.
Or something like that :-)
Oh, Crunchy. Don’t be mad at the ref. Be mad at your lifeless, dumbass teammates. This game blows.
Gambler, I did enjoy Kevin’s blog. I liked the, “I totally saw that on Entourage!” stuff.
from ESPN.com
“We knew that the first period was gross,” Parise said.
Well put, Zach.
I can’t figure out why the boys are so low on personality. I guess Mrs. Crunchy was dancing on the jumbotron in Buffalo a few weeks ago.
Maybe they spent their entire childhoods being mortified at their parents’ willingness to dance on tabletops and whatnot. So they’re both social flatliners, because they were so scarred by their flamboyant and humiliating parents.
Schnookie, maybe that’s it. The boys really have totally friendly, bubbly, funny personalities but they’re choosing to not use them. I’m sure that’s it.
Somebody get those punks out of the crease! Good god!
“Captain Fuck this Shit”
HILARIOUS. I just blew an un-named beverage all over my computer screen. Fuck this/that shit is one of my favorite phrases ever.
“We knew that the first period was gross,” Parise said.
Gross! That was exactly the word I was looking for when I settled on “puketastic”.
What is up with Soupy laughing and joking with Schneider? What kind of captain does that? (I pointed that out to Pookie and she gritted through her teeth, “I. Hate. Brian. Campbell. So. Much.”)
I. Hate. Brian. Campbell. So. Much.
Really? I’m shocked by this. I had no idea.
Bad month for Soupy to be the Captain. I’m sure he’s totally enjoying the California life. All those new bars and girls!
Kirsten, “fuck this shit” is a frequent chorus in my life! And it seems the perfect description of those moments when Jamie Langenbrunner scores those huge “I am so tired of the fact that we’re not winning in this totally key situation” goals. They are “fuck this shit” goals, and they’re Langer’s trademark. So… Captain Fuck This Shit. :D
Fuck this/that shit is one of my favorite phrases ever.
It was my motto all through college. I was forced to take an advanced lighting design class that everyone knew I shouldn’t be taking; for the final 2 months of that course I threatened to make my final project be a blank plot that I would present thusly: “Fuck. This. Shit. The end.”
Gross! That was exactly the word I was looking for when I settled on “puketastic”.
Oh my, “gross” is such a Zach word. Who says “gross”?
Oh, and for all you PaulieMartinNation/Alternate Captain Pancake fans out there — Gulitti reported tonight that the “A”s are going to be rotated on a monthly basis. So poor Paulie gets gypped out of 5 days of his month, plus December has the Christmas break. Poor Paulie!
Really? I’m shocked by this. I had no idea.
I know! She really keeps that to herself, doesn’t she?
Really? I’m shocked by this. I had no idea.
I know, right? You also may not know how I feel about Derek Roy… (Just kidding!)
I know! She really keeps that to herself, doesn’t she?
If you tell me she doesn’t care for Derek Roy my world will be officially rocked.
Hee! We just totally made the same joke!
Hee! We just totally made the same joke!
We did! Either we’re totally brilliant, or totally predictable. I’m going with brilliant. :)
Brilliant, of course!
Speaking of “fuck this shit” what is this game? Gawd!
I’m going to bed, but I’ll leave you with this…
— Gulitti reported tonight that the “A”s are going to be rotated on a monthly basis
Does that mean Zach might get one at some time?
‘night!
Pam, you just blew my mind! Can you imagine Zach with a letter?!? He would probably skate his legs right off trying to be worthy of a letter. I cannot wait to see this!
Would Zach wear his letter everywhere all month? He’d have Boxworthy sewing As into all of his clothing, wouldn’t he?
Speaking of “fuck this shit” what is this game? Gawd!
Seriously! And it’s not even Getzlaf doing the scoring! (Uh, not that I cherish the Marauders more than the Sabres…)
Holy flirkin’ schnitt — I canNOT imagine how ridiculous Zach would be with a letter. I think that’s an experiment that Sutter would end after just one game. :D
‘Night, Pam!
I need Hank to come back. I have nothing good to focus on here tonight. Nothing!
Zach would have the “A” branded onto his chest.
Zach would so have Boxworthy sew an A onto all his shirts. And his pants. And his socks. And his undergarments. And his furniture at home, and his car seats, and his table linens.
Zach would have his name legally changed to “A”.
Awww that breaks my heart only having Alternate Captain Pancake for a month. But I guess if I get Alternate Captain Acorns I’ll survive.
Would Zach wear his letter everywhere all month? He’d have Boxworthy sewing As into all of his clothing, wouldn’t he?
Would his mom have to take his jersey off him at night while he’s sleeping, so she can wash it and put it back on before he wakes up?
(My sister used to do that when her kids were little and they’d become attached to a certain shirt.)
But I guess if I get Alternate Captain Acorns I’ll survive.
Acorns is holding out for the C.
Would his mom have to take his jersey off him at night while he’s sleeping, so she can wash it and put it back on before he wakes up?
Would Donna Parise do that? Hells no! She make him wash his own damn sweater! But Boxworthy would totally do that.
Well, I see that I’ve been missing a lovely game.
Yeah, sorry Meg. Maybe you can watch Project Runway again instead? (Was it a good episode? Don’t tell me who’s out, since we’re going to watch it tomorrow or this weekend. I’m intrigued to see what this season’s designers do; I like them all so much already!)
It was an ok episode, Pookie. My roommate and I adore Elisa. And one of the girls we were watching with tonight has met her and says she’s just like that in person as well.
I was just debating watching PR instead before I go to bed. I watched the first few minutes during the first intermission and it was much more entertaining.
Meg, this game is shit. Would you all be shocked to learn that the team didn’t have a practice this morning? They just hung out and “adjusted to the time zone”?
Would you all be shocked to learn that the team didn’t have a practice this morning? They just hung out and “adjusted to the time zone”?
Oh dear. Is this the influence of Captain Soupy? :P
When is Lindy going to learn that he has to skate their lazy asses when they go to warm places? It seems like a rerun of that nightmare Florida game last year.
After watching Peters and Parros there, I find myself thanking my lucky stars that Janssen’s been injured this season. And I’m increasingly nervous that Sutter’s going to take someone good out of the lineup when Janssen comes back.
Oh dear. Is this the influence of Captain Soupy? :P
Hmmmm… Could be. “You know, Coach, I’ve been thinking about that California road trip…”
The Anaheim announcers just said, “this one’s had it all.” Seriously? Because I’ve been watching for like five minutes and I can tell that this one’s had shitty play.
After watching Peters and Parros there, I find myself thanking my lucky stars that Janssen’s been injured this season.
Seriously. I’ve tried and I just don’t get these pre-arranged fights. How about if we just start playing some damn hockey instead?
That said, I totally just picked up Niedermayer in the SuperLeague. I wonder when he’s actually coming back.
The Anaheim announcers just said, “this one’s had it all.” Seriously? Because I’ve been watching for like five minutes and I can tell that this one’s had shitty play.
You have to bear in mind that their standards are very low in Anaheim right now. I mean, this is a team that lost a home-and-home with Edmonton by a combined score of 9-1. For them, not suffering abject humiliation counts as “having it all”.
Meg, they’ve been back to letting guys hang out in the crease again. Crunchy should totally be flipping tables and stuff after this game.
That said, I totally just picked up Niedermayer in the SuperLeague. I wonder when he’s actually coming back.
I almost picked him back up, but I couldn’t decide who to drop. Unlike his real-life management I’m a little pissed at him for stringing me along for so long.
That said, I totally just picked up Niedermayer in the SuperLeague. I wonder when he’s actually coming back.
I dunno — it sounds like Burke’s got to work some salary cap magic to make it happen. So I guess this will come down to whether Burke can manage to demonstrate some managerial competence. I don’t know how much faith I have in that happening quickly. :P
I almost picked him back up, but I couldn’t decide who to drop.
Ah, I had Liles doing next to nothing so it was easy to drop someone.
Meg, they’ve been back to letting guys hang out in the crease again.
::head explodes::
::head explodes::
Exactly. Crunchy was griping at the refs but the Ducks weren’t even really bumping him. They were just kind of lolling about. It’s been terrible.
While this doesn’t have anything to do with us losing I love how they called NOTHING in the first period and EVERYTHING in this one.
Meg, I’m staying with Liles. When I declared Scott Niedermayer dead to me, I meant it! :D
Unlike his real-life management I’m a little pissed at him for stringing me along for so long.
Boomer declared the other day that if she were a Ducks season-ticket holder, she would boo him when he comes back, just because she refuses to give him the satisfaction of being the conquering hero.
Boomer declared the other day that if she were a Ducks season-ticket holder, she would boo him when he comes back, just because she refuses to give him the satisfaction of being the conquering hero.
Boomer has the right idea. I’m really hoping that they somehow manage to get worse after his return.
That’s it, I’m watching Project Runway.
Meg, I’m staying with Liles. When I declared Scott Niedermayer dead to me, I meant it! :D
Hee! I have to admit that I was torn . . . particularly not knowing when he’s coming back. And because I have found this whole thing utterly obnoxious and uncool. But in the end, I decided that the potential rewards would outweigh the annoyingness of it. But I’m actually fairly competitive–I repress it well, I think–so I decided it would be helpful in the long run.
I’m really hoping that they somehow manage to get worse after his return.
I can’t even tell you how happy that would make me. Considering what a roomful of doucherockets they have out there, though, there’s no chance we’ll be rewarded by having their chemistry fall apart thanks to their bitter resentment about Nieder’s selfishness.
But I’m actually fairly competitive–I repress it well, I think–so I decided it would be helpful in the long run.
I am too, and I don’t disguise it well, but I also have standards. :P
Oh, and I totally just ditched Liles, by the way. For some sack of shit loser who Pookie assures me is a friend of Paulie Martin’s. I figured that was worth more to me than anything Liles brings to the table.
Neider’s lucky he’s so freakin lights out talented. Not a lot of guys would get away with being an indecisive stoner for months on end.
I am too, and I don’t disguise it well, but I also have standards. :P
I don’t. I’d take Pronger if he was free.
Neider’s lucky he’s so freakin lights out talented. Not a lot of guys would get away with being an indecisive stoner for months on end.
He’s also lucky he’s got a team full of mercenaries and doucherockets, so none of them give a shit that he clearly puts himself way above the team.
I don’t. I’d take Pronger if he was free.
Heh. I’d take Pronger too, but I think that’s because I don’t hate him as much as a lot of people do. (Don’t get me wrong — I hate the guy and all, but he’s not on the top of my list of NHL villains.)
He’s also lucky he’s got a team full of mercenaries and doucherockets, so none of them give a shit that he clearly puts himself way above the team.
ZING! I really wonder why this angle hasn’t gotten more play. Are people really that much more interested in writing about Tlusty and the Flyers suspensions?
Sorry the Buffalo game sucked so bad everyone (except those of you cheering for the Ducks)! I’m signing off now, so good night everyone!
Hah. I’m also totally cheering for the Red Wings this year because when they win, my fantasy team wins. I don’t feel bad about that one though because I didn’t hate them to begin with.
Goodnight, Pookie.
Mercenaries and doucherockets. Heh. Good description.
Night, Pookie!
I have to go to bed as well. I won’t be about tomorrow, so have a nice day, all. Don’t work too hard!
I should probably go too. Good night, Meg! And anyone else who is still around.
Good morning all!
MamaCrunchy is wearing a jacket she made herself that’s half Ducks orange and half Sabres blue, with both their numbers on the back.
That’s just precious. I don’t recall seeing the ParentsCrunchy on the Sabres broadcast, but they did show the BrothersCrunchy hugging on the ice after the game.
Are people really that much more interested in writing about Tlusty and the Flyers suspensions?
Hmmm, that’s a tough one. Unfortunately, nakedidity and brutish asshole behavior trump selfishness 9 out of 10 times.
Good morning all!
Morning everyone!
I’d take Pronger too, but I think that’s because I don’t hate him as much as a lot of people do.
I wouldn’t have a special brand of hate for him if we didn’t play Anaheim so often, I think.
Zach would have the “A” branded onto his chest.
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“I say, Boxworthy! Put that cattle brand in the fire!”
Good morning, everyone! As someone chirped into my voice mail at an ungodly hour this morning, “Happy Thursday!” Or something.
I don’t recall seeing the ParentsCrunchy on the Sabres broadcast, but they did show the BrothersCrunchy hugging on the ice after the game.
That is a travesty, that the Sabres broadcast denied you the joy of seeing Crunchy’s mom admitting she loves Drew better! Do you suppose Crunchy has to grumble to her, “I understand that you say that sort of stuff because I’m an all-star and he’s the younger, less talented brother of an all-star, but really mom. He won the Cup last year. All bets are off.”
“Langer’s like, ‘That wasn’t a magic trick, Chico. That was an illusion!‘”
I realize I never commented on this, but I totally have to: I am now picturing Langenbrunner getting on a Segway as soon as he steps off the ice. Hee!
It made my day so much better to find out that we overcame a lousy first two periods to win last night! I taped the last period so, assuming I get home by 8 tonight, I can watch it before the game at 9. Finding out my train was cancelled almost screwed up my entire morning, but finding out we are 1) no longer in the basement and 2) actually in a playoff spot again went a long way to mitigating my little commute issue. Yay!
Crunchy’s mom admitting she loves Drew better!
Seriously, how bad for a goalie to have a mom who loves to see goals scored.
Good morning all. I forgot to mention last night, at the game they made an exciting announcement: the Dec. 15th game vs. Phoenix the hot dogs will be $1 (regular price $4.00)!!! This has caused celebration in the Pam/Shorty household. Now, I don’t know how everyone else feels, but I’ll wear my heart on my sleeve and admit that I love hot dogs. I can bit a bit of a hot dog snob, but the Nathan’s at the Rock are pretty good.
finding out we are 1) no longer in the basement and 2) actually in a playoff spot again went a long way to mitigating my little commute issue. Yay!
That will definitely help!
Now, I don’t know how everyone else feels, but I’ll wear my heart on my sleeve and admit that I love hot dogs.
I haven’t eaten a hot dog since I was in sixth grade, but I will never begrudge anyone their love of the things. I think $1 dogs is a great reason to be pommerdoodling! (And really, what about last night’s game would have made you forget to mention the dollar dogs during the celebratory aftermath? :D)
Seriously, how bad for a goalie to have a mom who loves to see goals scored.
Tell me about it.
YAY Captain Fuck This Shit is a reality. Ok, now that I’ve got that over with, yay for Paulie and Maddog too!
My highlights have decided I’m not allowed to see any of the goal celebrations. *sigh* I wanted to see snuggle Patty too.
That will definitely help!
So did knowing Boy Wonder was the orchestrator of it all. Well, Oilers fans wanted to see what Sid can do…it’s true that people should be careful what they wish for.
Actually, I have to give ups to the fine people of Edmonton. Apparently they gave “warm cheers” for Sid before and after the game. Time and again, they have conducted themselves with class (at least when I’ve been paying attention).
And really, what about last night’s game would have made you forget to mention the dollar dogs during the celebratory aftermath? :D
The shock of it all, Schnookie, the shock of it all.
Apparently the Atlantic is filled with comeback kids. Or at least was yesterday! Wait, actually, that’s bad. Shoot.
I was still recovering from the madness of Patty scoring two important goals in the same game that I completely forgot about the hot dogs.
While I was still depressed at the game, I bought a 1 lb bag of yogurt covered pretzels to drown my sorrows. God I love those things.
After Boston scored their third, my sis was like “what time do you wanna leave?” and I replied “10 minutes left in the third.” Or not.
I wanted to see snuggle Patty too.
Let me give you the best description I can, so you can mentally recreate the scene:
Imagine Zach and Patty, ecstatic to a degree that is normally reserved for playoff OT goals, swooping in behind the net, leaping into the air, and colliding at the apex of their respective trajectories, whereupon they engage in a hearty, intense clinch. Then, as Zach beams and shoots “who wishes he still had a BFF now?” looks over Patty’s shoulder toward Travis, Patty proceeds to bury his head in Zach’s neck, nibbling and licking his way up and down the column of his throat. It was… very Patty.
I bought a 1 lb bag of yogurt covered pretzels
The first time I reads that I thought it said raisins instead of pretzels…
Patty proceeds to bury his head in Zach’s neck, nibbling and licking his way up and down the column of his throat.
Ok, now I’m really glad I DIDN’T get to see it. Too much Patty! Too much!
After Boston scored their third, my sis was like “what time do you wanna leave?” and I replied “10 minutes left in the third.” Or not.
We have totally adopted Earl’s mild hissy fit comment from that Ducks-Canucks game from a few weeks ago as our go-to complaint when the Devils get down early. For anyone who wasn’t in the comment threads when it happened, the Canucks opened a pretty sizeable lead on the Ducks, and Earl, who had been sort of unhappily watching along with us, suddenly says something like, “This game’s over. I’m leaving.” It was just so hilariously petulant, so last night Pookie spent most of the first period going, “This game’s over! I’m leaving!” and then, “This season’s over! I’m leaving!” Good thing we didn’t! :P
The best part of the neck nuzzle was that the look of shock didn’t reach Zach’s face until almost the end of the entire celebratory scrum. I suspect it’s still on his face now. It will be there until the start of the Caps game, I bet!
the Dec. 15th game vs. Phoenix the hot dogs will be $1 (regular price $4.00)!!!
Oh man! In Dallas at the American Airlines Center, for every home game during the season:
Monday nights are $2 bobblehead nights (they sell six different mini-bobbleheads during the season complete with a mini ice rink to put them on).
Wednesday night home games are $3 player shirt nights (you have to settle for medium or extra-large though). So far we have had 5 shirt nights, if I remember correctly.
Friday nights are always $1 hot dog night. Our hot dogs aren’t fantastic, but IT’S A DOLLAR.
Stars promos > Devils promos. Clearly.
Yea this hot dog thing is new to me. I’ve seen other places do it, but it’s never been so close to home! Even my minor league baseball team (somerset patriots) hardly ever does that, and they have the best hot dogs on earth!
Stars promos > Devils promos. Clearly.
Devils fans need to get a memo over to the management, stat.
We may have our bumps with the Stars, but the promotions/ticketing people do take care of us rather well, I do say.
Stars promos > Devils promos. Clearly.
The Devils are like, “Wait, what now?”
Yea, the devils promotions pretty much suck. I liked the 25th anniversary photo series last year though.
I love hot dogs but HSBC’s hot dogs are the worst hot dogs in the world. They are totally grody.
I don’t think I like the Sabres today.
Good morning everyone! I saw this from last night and laughed my ass off:
“MamaCrunchy totally cheerfully said she’d pull for a goal. I think we’ve found the root of Crunchy’s emotional issues. She probably called him fat after they took her off mic.”
Holy shit! Too funny. I figured Bettman must’ve slipped her a $20 to say that. Ohh! Another chance to sell the excitement that is the “NEW!” NHL.
Also, that game was crap. I had to watch it on the Ducks feed, and Brian Hayward is a total mouthbreather.
Dallas promotions appear to be better than almost any team’s it sounds like.
HSBC’s hot dogs are the worst hot dogs in the world
I agree.
But HSBC Arena’s fried bologna is very yummy.
I don’t think I like the Sabres today.
Awww, Heather, maybe you’ll like them tomorrow again? I hope so.
For hot dogs, I love dietz and watson, sabrett, and of course, deep fried “rippers” from Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, NJ.
::drools::
I figured Bettman must’ve slipped her a $20 to say that. Ohh! Another chance to sell the excitement that is the “NEW!” NHL.
HA! Seriously! Bettman’s going to hold that interview up for all eternity saying, “SEE??? People like goals! Even the goalies’ own mothers like goals!”
I had to watch it on the Ducks feed, and Brian Hayward is a total mouthbreather.
When watching a game just to watch, Hayward is intolerable. When watching a game to diarize? He’s comic gold.
Dallas promotions appear to be better than almost any team’s it sounds like.
Nesting dolls automatically equals greatest promotion ever. So yeah, I’d agree.
Mags, maybe tomorrow. I’m not sure I have it in me to watch them at 10:30 tonight though. (See my blog for my feelings about last night. Yes, that is a shameless plug.)
Buffalo has great hot dogs – it’s all about Ted’s, baby! – which makes HSBC’s dogs particularly shameful.
Heather, I saw your blog and tried to leave a comment but blogspot decided it doesn’t love me. Great post though. I particularly loved the “on his ass” bit in the third photo :D
“But HSBC Arena’s fried bologna is very yummy.”
Dude! They sell fried bologna at HSBC!?!?! That is crazy.
“When watching a game just to watch, Hayward is intolerable. When watching a game to diarize? He’s comic gold.”
I can see that. The only entertaining bit of commentary was his segment during the intermission, when he talked about being the #3 goalie for the Sharks for their ‘91-’92 innaugural season. He got pulled from the press box (right after finishing a hot dog) to come in after Hackett and Irbe were both injured. He gave up 3 goals to the Pens en route to an 8-0 loss.
Dude! They sell fried bologna at HSBC!?!?! That is crazy.
Its not “fried” in the literal sense of the word. Its bologna that’s grilled, and then served on a roll with peppers, onions, and a slice of american cheese.
I don’t know why I feel like sharing this with you guys, but my dinner? Gross.
But HSBC Arena’s fried bologna is very yummy.
Actually, I dont like bologna, given it’s similarity to hot dogs, I’m not sure why. I went to a Notre-Dame vs. Navy football game at M &T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, and they had hot dogs wrapped in a piece of bologna. It was gross (just like the 1st period last night, Zach!)
“Its bologna that’s grilled, and then served on a roll with peppers, onions, and a slice of american cheese.”
Still a little crazy, I guess. That’s not arena food….that’s stoner food. Big time.
Caitlin, weren’t you at the game last night? How about that Thornton to Marleau goal?!?! Honestly, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more amazing set-up. Blew my freakin’ mind.
“I don’t know why I feel like sharing this with you guys, but my dinner? Gross.”
Is it fried bologna?
Dallas promotions appear to be better than almost any team’s it sounds like.
Dallas does a lot of really cool stuff. At the Sens game this Friday, tickets are discounted and the first 3,000 kids in the door get a free kids hockey stick.
Jen, Cat and I all have “Stars boxes” full of the promotional stuff they give you at all the games. I mean, seriously.
Sheesh, and as soon as I post this, my ticket guy e-mails me about my Habs game on the 23rd, and figured out a way to essentially hook me up – thanks, Ticket Guy!
Heather, that’s an hilarious post on your blog! Love it! (It really is the bad losses that bring out the best in us, isn’t it?)
Caitlin, weren’t you at the game last night? How about that Thornton to Marleau goal?!?! Honestly, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more amazing set-up. Blew my freakin’ mind.
Yes. If you heard an angry girl screaming, that was probably me. Way up in the rafters. Shaking my fist and yelling, “Damn you, Thornton!”
I have no problems with Thornton, he’s an amazing player. God was on my side, because there was no Roenacking going on last night.
However, (and we may differ on this, Andrew, and that’s okay, hee!) that was some of the worst officiating I have ever seen. Not just in hockey, but in professional sports…period.
Is it fried bologna?
No. It’s hash browns and an omelet with all sorts of vegetables in it. I’d guess just a step above fried bologna in disgustingness, but I wouldn’t know because I’ve never had bologna and I probably never will.
If anyone would like to see photographic evidence of the nibbling… (Greener’s all, ‘dudes, do you need a room?’)
And now I have to go to a 3-hour seminar on Cultural Competence. Being tolerant of immigrants, or something like that. Hooray for being a public employee.
If anyone would like to see photographic evidence of the nibbling…
Considering my reaction to Schnookie’s story, I’m not sure that link is safe for me to click…
Wow, Patty really is nibbling Zach’s neck! And Zach has that “Oh my god that tickles” look on his face that sometimes results from neck nibbling. Hilarious!
“Yes. If you heard an angry girl screaming, that was probably me. Way up in the rafters. Shaking my fist and yelling, “Damn you, Thornton!””
I figured as much. He’ll do that. I’m serious though, I watch every single game, and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him make a prettier pass. That was crazy.
“However, (and we may differ on this, Andrew, and that’s okay, hee!) that was some of the worst officiating I have ever seen. Not just in hockey, but in professional sports…period.”
Heehee…yeah, I’ll agree, it was pretty lousy overall. I thought it was terrible not only because the calls were lopsided, but also when refs start in with the “make up calls”…argh, I hate that shit…no matter what teams are involved. We’ve talked about that a lot here over the past month. Seems like it’s a league wide problem.
that was some of the worst officiating I have ever seen. Not just in hockey, but in professional sports…period.”
I guess you didn’t see the 2006 AFC championship game between the Colts and the Steelers.
And Zach has that “Oh my god that tickles” look on his face that sometimes results from neck nibbling.
Yeah, that was right before the smug, “I’ve found a new BFF!” look that was directed at Travis.
Oh, and I’m so annoyed I’m at work and can’t watch any video, because I would like very much to see this Thornton pass the whole blogosphere is talking about!
I’ll agree, it was pretty lousy overall. I thought it was terrible not only because the calls were lopsided, but also when refs start in with the “make up calls”…argh, I hate that shit…
We didn’t DVR the game, so I’m not sure, but did y’all see the ref get hurt in the face off circle? They showed the replay up on the jumbotron and he got kinda mauled by two San Jose players whose names escape me (Sharky McSharkerson 1 and 2?) trying to get the puck. It took like, 5 minutes to get him taken care of.
Thirty seconds after puck drops, a whistle got blown and the guy behind us was screaming something to the effect of, “Yes, it’s your turn now, San Jose! Now they’re gonna make you pay for getting one of them! HAHA!”
Then the penalty was on Dallas and he just sighed and went, “Well, that sucked. Um, nevermind.”
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him make a prettier pass.
It was DEFINITELY an awesome goal. It would’ve been better if it hadn’t been against us, but it was very pretty. Thornton’s extremely awesome – even our guys post-game were like, “Joe’s the man!” when we just got beat. So there you go.
“Oh, and I’m so annoyed I’m at work and can’t watch any video, because I would like very much to see this Thornton pass the whole blogosphere is talking about!”
It was literally a 35 or 40 foot-backhanded-no look pass, between 2 defenders (with a third one right on his ass), on to the tape of Marleau’s stick for a one timer. It was pretty cool.
“They showed the replay up on the jumbotron and he got kinda mauled by two San Jose players whose names escape me”
Yeah, Douglas Murray bascially headbutted the linesman in the chin while scrambling for the puck. Then he fell on top of him. Looked pretty damn painful.
The only entertaining bit of commentary was his segment during the intermission, when he talked about being the #3 goalie for the Sharks for their ‘91-’92 innaugural season. He got pulled from the press box (right after finishing a hot dog) to come in after Hackett and Irbe were both injured. He gave up 3 goals to the Pens en route to an 8-0 loss.
I don’t remember this game, but we were kinda good at 8-0 back then. The offense was probably licking their chops at the prospect of a third-string goalie. The only thing more dangerous than a pissed-off Mario was an amused Mario.
I thought it was terrible not only because the calls were lopsided, but also when refs start in with the “make up calls”…argh, I hate that shit…no matter what teams are involved. We’ve talked about that a lot here over the past month. Seems like it’s a league wide problem.
I hate make-up calls. If one team is misbehaving and the other isn’t, that’s their problem. I hate nothing more than the “refs shouldn’t interfere” arguments and the “it has to be even” mentality – refs interfere by not calling the rulebook as it is written, whether by making even-up calls or by pocketing the whistle at the end of the game or whatever.
Even though it went against my team, I was glad to see the refs call the double minor on Staal the other night. He committed a penalty, but Phoenix had the puck so it was a delayed call, and during that timespan he committed another penalty. That’s on Jordan, and it was called properly. How many times has something like that happened and the refs ignore the second call?
“I don’t remember this game, but we were kinda good at 8-0 back then. The offense was probably licking their chops at the prospect of a third-string goalie.”
Hayward literally said, “8-0 was a pretty common score for us back then, as we were such a terrible team.” I think a junior team probably could have given that Sharks squad a run for their money.
And the only Shark on that team who’s still in the NHL? Ray Whitney! I love Kazoo.
I guess you didn’t see the 2006 AFC championship game between the Colts and the Steelers.
Holla, Pam! “It’s not an interception because even though he totally caught the ball, he used his knee to get up off the ground, and in Referee Crazyland that means “no catch” even though there’s never been a rule in the history of the game that would actually make us legitimately make this call.”
It was literally a 35 or 40 foot-backhanded-no look pass, between 2 defenders (with a third one right on his ass), on to the tape of Marleau’s stick for a one timer. It was pretty cool.
Yes, very beautiful pass, pretty goal. I kind of sat in the seat, stunned. I think everyone in the stands sort of deflated for a second. It’ll probably be one of the top goals of the year. I think I was angry at the time because I’m such a nerd, and last night was Niklas Hagman’s birthday and as such I really wanted them to win, preferably with a goal by Hagman. Losing a game on your birthday must suck.
I hate make-up calls. If one team is misbehaving and the other isn’t, that’s their problem.
It didn’t start making me mad until I caught two San Jose penalties committed right on the bluelines in front of officials.
Honestly though, if you take out the penalties, Thornton outplayed the entire Dallas team, and there was a lot more sloppiness in play than I remembered seeing in Columbus, for some reason. So, well played, San Jose (and andrew)!
I guess you didn’t see the 2006 AFC championship game between the Colts and the Steelers.
Colts? Steelers? Together? NEVER. (Sorry Colts/Steelers fans…)
“It’s not an interception because even though he totally caught the ball, he used his knee to get up off the ground, and in Referee Crazyland that means “no catch” even though there’s never been a rule in the history of the game that would actually make us legitimately make this call.”
…There are no words for this.
The last time I saw GOOD officiating was the Cowboys/Packers game, when the Packer receiver flipped out, saying he had ripped the ball out of TO’s hands and therefore had possession, I believe. Refs reviewed the catch and decided TO had the ball…and then called a delay of game penalty on Green Bay. Hee.
Hayward literally said, “8-0 was a pretty common score for us back then, as we were such a terrible team.” I think a junior team probably could have given that Sharks squad a run for their money.
I’m pretty sure Bob Errey was your captain for awhile at some point in the 90’s. I love Bobby, but that says a lot.
I liked the Sharks when they were new (not that I particularly have anything against them now, but the “warm and fuzzies for the poor little new guy” period is definitely over). I felt bad that they got shellacked all the time.
Hi IPB! I accidentally just deleted my long comment about last night’s game. The gist of it was that I was standing on the Sabres side during warmups and Staffy was flinging pucks at the glass in front of me and I also was standing next to CrunchyMom and her cool jacket but not realizing it till later.
And the only Shark on that team who’s still in the NHL? Ray Whitney! I love Kazoo.
That crazy Kazoo! He’s almost like a wizard out there. But more kazoo-ish.
“Honestly though, if you take out the penalties, Thornton outplayed the entire Dallas team, and there was a lot more sloppiness in play than I remembered seeing in Columbus, for some reason.”
I think that’s how I felt last time the Sharks played the Nucks. The calls were terrible, but even if they had gone in the Sharks favor, it wouldn’t have mattered, since we were just floating around, making figure eights out there.
“I think I was angry at the time because I’m such a nerd, and last night was Niklas Hagman’s birthday and as such I really wanted them to win, preferably with a goal by Hagman. ”
I find that hilarious. Tell Nik that on behalf of Sharks fans everywhere, sorry about the birfday loss!
I also was standing next to CrunchyMom and her cool jacket but not realizing it till later.
No fair.
I also was standing next to CrunchyMom and her cool jacket but not realizing it till later.
You probably would have realized it was her if you could have heard how she was muttering under her breath about how much she hates Crunchy and hoped BabyCrunchy would score 10,000 goals against him.
Staffy has clearly taken a shine to you, zot! You lucky thing! I’m just glad he didn’t stomp the glass to try to get to you.
(And sorry your long comment got deleted. I hate when I do that.)
“but the “warm and fuzzies for the poor little new guy” period is definitely over.”
That was pretty much over with in ‘94 when we kicked the ass off the Red Wings in probably the most unexpected playoff upset in the past 20 years.
“That crazy Kazoo! He’s almost like a wizard out there. But more kazoo-ish.”
I know right! It’s like, man…he can really turn and dial it up!
Staffy has clearly taken a shine to you, zot! You lucky thing! I’m just glad he didn’t stomp the glass to try to get to you.
It was probably because I was wearing orange. :P But I see the Ducks way more often than I see the Sabres, so I was putting names to faces. I had forgotten that Hank was out, though, and kept looking for him in honor of that kid in Heather’s class.
You probably would have realized it was her if you could have heard how she was muttering under her breath about how much she hates Crunchy and hoped BabyCrunchy would score 10,000 goals against him.
What if MamaCrunchy is compensating for Drew’s middle child syndrome? (At least I’m assuming he’s the middle child, since I know there’s a younger sister, but am not aware of any other CrunchySibs.) The kid has probably heard “Ryan, Ryan, Ryan” all his life, so his mother might be making up for it now?
Amy, good theory but I’m pretty sure there’s 4 Crunchy Kids – 3 boys and a girl. (Ryan, Drew, Bryce, and Brynn. But I could be making Bryce up!)
I had forgotten that Hank was out, though, and kept looking for him in honor of that kid in Heather’s class.
zot, Josh and I salute you! :-)
(At least I’m assuming he’s the middle child, since I know there’s a younger sister, but am not aware of any other CrunchySibs.)
There’s another brother in the mix, so BabyCrunchy is just the second of four. He and I are in the same boat. Being the middle of the three same-gendered siblings in a family with four kids… it means you’re nothing. (I kid, I kid. My dad was the middle of three, and he made a point of referring to me as the middle kid in our household. I appreciated his efforts at building common ground between us. Although people looked at me strangely when I would proudly refer to myself as the middle kid. They’d turn to my parents and be all like, “Uh, you guys have four kids, right? Is the red-headed one there just not very smart?”)
There’s another brother in the mix, so BabyCrunchy is just the second of four.
This is why I come here. I learn these things. :)
Holla, Pam!
Pensgirl, I’m not even a Steelers fan, but I was rooting for them, and at the time, was infuriated by that bullshit call. Oh well, all’s well that ends well.
Let’s not talk about Crunchys.
Mine is headed to Florida :(
I find that hilarious. Tell Nik that on behalf of Sharks fans everywhere, sorry about the birfday loss!
Awww thanks! What was even funnier is that there was absolutely no mention of it by the Stars – not even on the Jumbotron when they run “famous people’s birthdays” up there and the birthdays for the rich season ticket holders.
Cat & Jen went, “What? How do you not even include Hagman up there? He’s a Finnja! GOD!”
Oh, poor Steph! I have been totally thinking about you and your Crunchy!
(”Brynn” and “Bryce” make me suspicious of the elder Crunchys. Either name is acceptable on it’s own, but BOTH? With consecutive children? I dunno. I’m beginning to suspect that Crunchy’s don’t have the best taste! I guess Crunchy’s trucker hat collection should have been my first clue….)
Steph, I was so sad for you when I saw the news about PitchyCrunchy!
Katebits, I totally agree that there is something fishy going on with the Brynn and Bryce thing. They’re not, like, twins or something, are they? Not that I would condone it, but at least I’d understand it better. You are so right that this goes a long way to explaining Crunchy’s houndstooth trucker hat (and everything else available at the Hipster Emporium). He is just genetically predisposed to having terrible taste.
Mine is headed to Florida :(
You’re going to make me cry.
I hate baseball. Florida is a National League team, PitchyCrunchy’s going to have to BAT, you guys, with his awkward Crunchy batting stance and his suspiciously pink looking bat. HE’S NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT!
(As a side note, Ty Conklin has an older brother named Bryce as well – he apparently played hockey for Harvard and then vanished from the face of the earth. Through this I have learned two things: it runs in the family, and at this rate, if the Conklin Failure continues I’m pretty certain the little Sid Conklin is going to single-handedly bring down some poor, unsuspecting NHL team.)
You’re going to make me cry.
I’m going to make me cry :(
They took our baby center fielder and his dorky braces, and our backup catcher and his cute silly habit of feeling like ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ was indeed proper batting music, too.
Yeah, but didn’t the Tigers get like every good hitter in the league in return? I know you’ll will miss PitchyCrunchy, but maybe the new guys will win your heart!
the Conklin Failure
That’s not a good family legacy…
Mine is headed to Florida :(
For Dontrelle Wilis and Miguel Cabrera! I don’t feel sorry for you, Steph, Crunchy or no.
you’ll will miss PitchyCrunchy, but maybe the new guys will win your heart!
PitchyCrunchy is irreplaceable *bawls*
They’re not, like, twins or something, are they?
It would still be tacky, but it would make sense. Naming two kids several years apart with matchy names is totally weird. It’s like they were trying to start over or something. Without Crunchy and Little Whomper!
Katebits, our batting lineup is sick right now – and I mean that the best way possible. And…Willis, if he plays, well, like he did before last season, will probably be good in the fifth rotation slot. (I hear Cabrera is like bff with Magglio Ordonez too so that could be entertaining.)
PitchyCrunchy also grew up in Florida so I like to think he’s happy. But still :(
That’s not a good family legacy…
Yes, but you can’t deny it.
For Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera
I’M BLINDED BY MY LOVE OKAY!? Neither of them can fill PitchyCrunchy’s dorky, slightly awkward shoes!
“”Brynn” and “Bryce” make me suspicious of the elder Crunchys. Either name is acceptable on it’s own, but BOTH? With consecutive children? I dunno.”
Seriously!
Funny sidebar…my best friend’s name is Brendon. almost everyone calls him Bren for short. So he and his wife have a baby girl last year, and what do they name her? Brynn. Seriously, c’mon.
It’s like they were trying to start over or something. Without Crunchy and Little Whomper!
It’s like Venus and Serena Williams’ parents! They TOTALLY decided to start over, and make Brynn and Bryce into some sort of super, uh… whatever it is that Brynn and Bryce do really well. Meanwhile, Crunchy and Little Whomper (I’m trying, Katebits. I really am) are like, “Um, Mom? Dad? We’re both pretty good at this hockey thing. Did you really have to go have two more kids just to make them especially good at some lucrative activity? Because the two of us are already kind of doing that.”
Funny sidebar…my best friend’s name is Brendon. almost everyone calls him Bren for short. So he and his wife have a baby girl last year, and what do they name her? Brynn. Seriously, c’mon.
Did they just never say it out loud or something? What are they thinking???
Okay, time to go take an exam (WHOOO LAST OF THE SEMESTER barring this take home logic thing and a scary Japanese essay I’m trying not to think about) that I have spent the last 48 hours deciding that studying for was not important.
For the next hour, go about your lives inserting whining about PitchyCrunchy in every third comment – it’ll be like I never left!
“For the next hour, go about your lives inserting whining about PitchyCrunchy in every third comment – it’ll be like I never left!”
Can do! And since I have no idea who he is, I will simply make a bunch of shit up. It’ll be awesome!
“Did they just never say it out loud or something? What are they thinking???”
I don’t know. I pointed it out before the decision was made. he’s crazy.
Good luck with the exam Steph!
I have no idea who he is
Travesty!
Crunchy and Little Whomper!
That sounds like the name of a really bad country duo.
I will simply make a bunch of shit up.
The motto of the blogosphere.
“The motto of the blogosphere.”
Yes, but I promise I will make shit up that serves the blogosphere’s higher purpose of subjective, passionate opinion pieces.
I promise I will make shit up that serves the blogosphere’s higher purpose of subjective, passionate opinion pieces.
Good man.
Yes, but I promise I will make shit up that serves the blogosphere’s higher purpose of subjective, passionate opinion pieces.
I really don’t understand why you don’t have your own blog yet, andrew, since you CLEARLY understand what the point of it is much better than many well-established, so-called “bloggers”.
You guys, I can’t even begin to quantify how bored I am today. If any of you want to go ahead and be my dancing monkey, please do. I need to be entertained.
Oh, that made it sound like I’m bored with you all. I’m not. I’m bored with work. I hope that was made clear. @@@@
You guys, I can’t even begin to quantify how bored I am today. If any of you want to go ahead and be my dancing monkey, please do. I need to be entertained.
Uh, table for two please!
As soon as I get this meeting all squared away, the afternoon should be SLOW.
“You guys, I can’t even begin to quantify how bored I am today.”
I feel ya. I’m living that life most days here at work. Creating the brochure yesterday was the most excitement I’ve had in a weeks. Yeah, creating a brochure. How sad is that?
Poor Schnookie. I’m sorry your work is so dull.
If it’s in any way entertaining, I’m trying to decide what to wear to this fancy schmancy party my old high school is having. They want us to come speak to the seniors about what college is like or something.
I have half a mind to just put on scrubs and say “this is what college is like. This and a lot of money to keep you there”
Ok, so it wasn’t entertaining. I’ll get my coat.
Thanks for the commiseration, everyone! At least we can all be bored together. Normally I don’t have any problem with days being slow, but today is just dragging. Although my boss just quelled what has been my greatest anxiety the last week or so. I’m randomly taking next week off because I had vacation time to burn, and a few months ago it looked like it would be the best way to pace the end of the year. Since setting my heart on that week, my entire organization has been shaken up, and they’re announcing the new reorg at a town hall meeting next week. Not that they’re going to announce who’s getting fired or anything, just the new reporting structure. I had felt like I was being a bad employee by not choosing to attend it, and was also kind of worried I was going to be missing hugely significant news. So totally unprompted, my boss just came up to me and told me not to worry about missing the meeting because nothing that matters to me is going to be changed. Thanks, boss! Now I’ll have an anxiety-free week off! WOO HOO!
And that’s my super-exciting story. Isn’t it great how I spread boredom everywhere I go? :P
Oh, and andrew, I think designing a brochure sounds like tons of fun. How did that go? Did you come up with the most kick-ass brochure the state of California has ever seen?
Yay Schnookie boss! That’s awfully nice of him, to want to ensure you have anxiety free holiday time.
Hey everybody!
Word on the reffing absolutely sucking this season. Both refs somehow managed to miss Kesler getting high sticked last night. 1) He was bleeding and 2) He had the puck at the time. So I really have no idea how they missed it.
I’m so manipulated by my adorable team I gave 50 bucks to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
I love making brochures! LOVE IT! So next time you need a brochure made, I’m your gal.
Steph, sorry about PitchyCrunchy!
Yay Schnookie boss! That’s awfully nice of him, to want to ensure you have anxiety free holiday time.
My boss is awesome. Although he’s been unusually chatty lately, and in my experience, that means he’s probably in the process of accepting a job somewhere else. I’ve had seven different bosses in my four years here — they always get super-friendly when they’re on their way out. (And it’s always at this time of year, too.)
“Did you come up with the most kick-ass brochure the state of California has ever seen?”
For sure! It was filled with nuggets of wisdom such as, “Do not call 9-1-1 for a flat tire because that ties up lines and makes you look like an idiot.”
Just kidding, but I did want to put that one in there.
“So next time you need a brochure made, I’m your gal.”
Well then! Now I know who to turn to!
“Do not call 9-1-1 for a flat tire because that ties up lines and makes you look like an idiot.”
You know, if you were that blunt, I bet there would be far fewer 9-1-1 calls. Stupid “social niceties” and “tact”. They ruin everything.
“Stupid “social niceties” and “tact”. They ruin everything.”
I know! That’s why I try to avoid them at all costs.
So what do you all think of the rumors about Recchi getting picked up by the Sharks and/or Stars? I thought that was interesting.
The Sharks are probably like, “But look how great the JR thing turned out! Surely lightning can strike twice when we pick up this other washed-up old guy who stayed a year too long at the party!”
“The Sharks are probably like, “But look how great the JR thing turned out!”
Ready to get sick? JR is the Sharks’ second leading point producer.
Yikes.
Ready to get sick? JR is the Sharks’ second leading point producer.
Well, I wouldn’t want to mess with whatever great chemistry is making that happen, so I hope they don’t go after Recchi. :P
(And really? That’s even worse than the early going for the Devils when Pando was our leading goal scorer.)
So what do you all think of the rumors about Recchi getting picked up by the Sharks and/or Stars? I thought that was interesting.
I had heard about the Stars but not the Sharks.
It’s very doubtful, I think, that Dallas would claim Recchi, especially under the new GMs.
“And really? That’s even worse than the early going for the Devils when Pando was our leading goal scorer”
Yeah, with Marleau and Cheech slumping so hard, he’s in 2nd. Of course, he’s still about 20 points behind Thornton. But still.
“It’s very doubtful, I think, that Dallas would claim Recchi, especially under the new GMs.”
I doubt that SJ would pick him up either. They’re already unbelievably deep at forward, and have a token “veteran presence” guy.
I doubt that SJ would pick him up either. They’re already unbelievably deep at forward, and have a token “veteran presence” guy.
No kidding; that reads like Dallas too, except we’ve got lots of veterans.
The problem is that Dallas needs fast, young players who can stay a while and help them build a little more. Recchi is not that guy.
It sucks that his NHL career might end this way….
Just to let you guys know, in case you didn’t see it, Recchi has been assigned to the Baby Pens in Wilkes Barre which means a team can get him for 1/2 price pretty much if he goes and then has to go thru reentry waivers. He was great in his time which seems to have ended in February this year. The way he was turning over pucks I’d be surprised if anyone claims him. Way too bad.
“a team can get him for 1/2 price pretty much if he goes and then has to go thru reentry waivers. He was great in his time which seems to have ended in February this year. ”
Mirtle wrote a pretty good piece on this. He is basically arguing that Recchi is more of a scapegoat than anything else, and that while his production is slipping, there are several other forwards on the team doing worse. I don’t really know, as I’ve only watched the Pens once or twice this season. But it’s definitely worth reading.
I don’t really know, as I’ve only watched the Pens once or twice this season.
Same here – I wish I had a witty opinion on this, but I don’t. I wish I got to see more of the Pens, as I really enjoy watching them play…
I’ve heard half-and-half on it; one-half says Recchi’s a scapegoat and the other half says that Recchi was failing miserably at hockey.
today is just dragging.
Has anyone else felt like this has been the longest week ever?
Has anyone else felt like this has been the longest week ever?
Ugh, it didn’t feel long for me until today!
Amy, did you see RudyKelly talking shit about Buffalo over at BoC? This little tidbit made me laugh:
“Seriously, expecting either Drury or Briere to accept fair market value, let alone a fucking discount, to stay in Buffalo is ludicrously insane. I’d rather go over Niagara Falls in a barrel than live in Buffalo. ”
He never misses an opportunity to shit-talk other cities, and I find it hilarious (although, I wouldn’t live in LA if you fucking paid me.)
Thanks Andrew. I hadn’t seen it. That is what Recchi’s agent has said – that he wasn’t getting along with Therrien. I know last year there were rumors he and LeClair were picking on the kids but it’s hard to know. Therrien has his future at stake in the kids so…Recch is such a team guy I can’t see him feuding with anyone. His play was terrible and he was a lot more than a step slower. Roberts certainly isn’t shaking things up with his play either. Christensen has been awful except in shoot outs and even then he hasn’t been as effective as last year. Of course in gen’l w/o Sid and Geno the forwards produced zilch until Thanksgiving Day in Ottawa. I guess they’d rather hitch their wagons to a star than a guy on the wrong side of 35. I only see them on weekends so Pensgirl could be more specific but she’s tied up at work again I guess.
Has anyone else felt like this has been the longest week ever?
Word.
I don’t know much about Recchi’s play this year since I’ve seen 1 Penguins game in which he was playing and I totally didn’t even notice he was on the ice. So he wasn’t spectacularly crap, but he wasn’t a stunner either.
I just really liked his versus commercial about them having to pry the stick from his cold dead hands. Now though, seeing it makes me sad.
did you see RudyKelly talking shit about Buffalo over at BoC?
I did. I have to laugh, especially about his comment about us whining after a victory. We wouldn’t be Buffalonians if we couldn’t find something to whine about.
I know last year there were rumors he and LeClair were picking on the kids but it’s hard to know.
Didn’t Recchi have Staal crashing at his house? The above could have made home life interesting last year.
He never misses an opportunity to shit-talk other cities, and I find it hilarious
Did you see the hate email Pensblog got about dissing Kansas City? It was hilarious.
This week dragging on and on and even more so? Today. Or rather, the last hour. Jebus H. Sidbits, I just had one of my least favorite patrons (the guy who filled out compliment cards for everyone but me) ask me to look over his 28 page credit report to figure out for him where Visa screwed up his credit. WTF? NO!
“Did you see the hate email Pensblog got about dissing Kansas City? It was hilarious.”
Yeah, that was pretty damn funny. Rudy got blown up pretty bad on Pensblog when he was doing a “guest blogger” season preview for the Kings. He basically shit-talked Pittsburgh throughout the entire thing. Pissed a lot of readers off, but I thought it was funny.
Amy, I don’t know if Staal crashed there but it sounds about right. Seems like all the older guys are letting the young guys rent a room. That is one reason I doubted the story-it just didn’t fit the characters.
Pookie re: Did you see the hate email Pensblog got about dissing Kansas City? It was hilarious.
Not too mention about a year behind the times.
Rudy got blown up pretty bad on Pensblog when he was doing a “guest blogger” season preview for the Kings.
Oh, I know! I felt so bad for him, but more bad for those commenters who are clearly missing out on the wonder that is Rudy.
Amy, I don’t know if Staal crashed there but it sounds about right.
Yes, Staal lived in Recchi’s guest/pool house.
Rudy got blown up pretty bad on Pensblog when he was doing a “guest blogger” season preview for the Kings. He basically shit-talked Pittsburgh throughout the entire thing.
I thought it was very “you get what you give” of him.
I just really liked his versus commercial about them having to pry the stick from his cold dead hands. Now though, seeing it makes me sad.
Awwww, I liked it too. It kind of makes me sad to see him go like that. :/
“I felt so bad for him, but more bad for those commenters who are clearly missing out on the wonder that is Rudy.”
Eh, I didn’t so much feel bad for him. You have to know that sort of vitriol is gonna be flung your way when you come on to someone else’s blog and talk that much smack.
I did feel bad (pity) for the commenters, because seriously…lighten up and take a fuckin’ joke once in a while. Y’know?!
I thought it was very “you get what you give” of him.
But if you’re at all familiar with Rudy Kelly’s writing, you know it’s satire. The comments directed back at him… weren’t. They were just nasty. It seemed odd considering the Pensblog writers and Rudy Kelly have very similar styles.
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Thanks, guys! I was drifting in and out at work and didn’t want you think I was ignoring your compliments. I love your compliments!
This week has been dreadfully long and really sucky.
The pool house..wow. Don’t know how I missed that one. Gronk in the pool house. Sounds like a title for a sitcom episode.
But if you’re at all familiar with Rudy Kelly’s writing, you know it’s satire. The comments directed back at him… weren’t.
I know, I read them.
It seemed odd considering the Pensblog writers and Rudy Kelly have very similar styles.
That’s what I meant… (@@@@@ for conveying my thoughts badly)
“It seemed odd considering the Pensblog writers and Rudy Kelly have very similar styles.”
I’m sure the writers over at Pensblog thought it was funny, just not their readers.
It reminds me of SomethingAwful.com (someone here was talking about them the other day). They have a column called “Your Band Sucks”, and the guy who writes it basically talks shit about every band/genre ever. He’s unbelievably mean and funny, it’s unreal. So, every few months he’ll publish his hate mail from these moron fans of shitty bands (avenged sevenfold, system of a down, etc.), and they just don’t get the joke. They spew vile hate and death threats with poor grammar. It’s hilariously sad. That’s what Rudy’s post on Pensblog reminded me of.
Mirtle wrote a pretty good piece on this. He is basically arguing that Recchi is more of a scapegoat than anything else, and that while his production is slipping, there are several other forwards on the team doing worse.
Sorry to be kind of late to this party, but Pookie alerted me to that post of Mirtle’s by just saying, “Go read Mirtle today to see how you can make statbits say whatever you want them to.” I have no idea what Recchi’s numbers were like, but watching him play, it definitely seemed like the game is leaving him behind, if it hasn’t done it completely already.
This week seems like it’s stretching into eternity, in both directions. I can barely remember Monday, and Friday is like an unattainable dream.
It seemed odd considering the Pensblog writers and Rudy Kelly have very similar styles.
Hey, everyone. About time I stopped working today.
Yeah, but style isn’t everything to an internet reader. It’s not so much “that you trashtalk” but unfortunately “what you trashtalk”, and people on the internet can get protective on any issue, I think.
Well, it is there hometown. I admit that when I read stuff about Buffalo – even when it’s clearly in jest – part of me is thinking, “That’s so true, geez, we’re losers” while part of me is thinking, “Shut up! Buffalo is awesome and you have NO IDEA!” Buffalonians are particularly defensive though.
“Shut up! Buffalo is awesome and you have NO IDEA!”
Going over Niagara Falls in a barrel might be awesome, too. I have no idea on either choice.
Earl, I tried to leave a long, rambly comment on your pre-Sabres/Ducks game post but your site ate it. I assure you, you missed out on some real genius.
“part of me is thinking, “That’s so true, geez, we’re losers” while part of me is thinking, “Shut up! Buffalo is awesome and you have NO IDEA!””
I guess I’m just of the opinion that nothing is sacred. If it’s funny, I laugh at it. Whether it’s aimed at me/my hometown/my team or whatever, I don’t care!
Funny sidebar…my best friend’s name is Brendon. almost everyone calls him Bren for short. So he and his wife have a baby girl last year, and what do they name her? Brynn. Seriously, c’mon.
Another busy day, another way behind Pensgirl. I’m only up to 230! But I just had to tell the funny story I have that relates to this.
My friend Jen and her husband got a dog, and they named him General. As soon as they told me I said “You realize you’re just going to end up calling him ‘Gen,’” right?
I haven’t caught up, but I just wanted to say hey and guess where I was today and don’t tell my boss…
I went to practice. There was hardly anybody there to watch and it was great fun. I just love watching practice.
After the official part of practice was over, and the coaches were gone there were still quite a few players out there, practicing one-timers, standing and talking, etc. Eventually all the twenty or so spectators had left, too, and I was the only one left. Then I felt awkward, being the only one there, but now I was going to feel even more awkward getting up and leaving… But I did.
Right when I got to the doors, I almost (this close) turned around and waved and yelled, “Bye, everybody!”
Now, I so wish I had done it. You know a couple of them would have said “Bye!” just out of habit!
Earl, I tried to leave a long, rambly comment on your pre-Sabres/Ducks game post but your site ate it.
Oh crap. Should I re-set my spam filter so that it allows long and rambly?
Oh, by the way, Sabres fans. Who here fell for my prediction that you’d wish physical harm on Corey Perry by the end of the night?
The punk just has that magic charm that makes everyone want to strangle him.
Now, I so wish I had done it. You know a couple of them would have said “Bye!” just out of habit!
Patty, at the last pre-season open practice I went to I sat on the end of the bench right behind Hank which also happened to be right by the tunnel the players were exiting through. He kind of lingered and left by himself and I almost said, “Bye, Hank!” because he was just a couple of feet away. I chickened out. Part of me wishes I’d done it though because I’ll bet he would’ve answered or atleast smiled.
By the way, I fully support skipping work for these kinds of outings.
It reminds me of SomethingAwful.com (someone here was talking about them the other day).
That would be me! I think that’s every SA writer, though!
I went to practice. There was hardly anybody there to watch and it was great fun. I just love watching practice.
Wooo! Then you were in the same building as Cat and didn’t even know it. …I’ll let her tell you, I don’t want to totally hijack her story or anything, but she had an awesome time at practice today.
Well I’m not a Sabres fan but I’m a Sabres sympathizer, and I didn’t wish physical harm on Corey Perry… (the reasons are many, the biggest one is most likely the fact the whole sympathizer instead of fan thing)
Just quickly, I meant to expound on what I meant about the Pensblog readers but I was working the reference desk at the same time. Schnookie and I were talking the other day about how there are large chunks of certain fanbases that don’t seem to understand that trashtalk is a two-way street. I think if the Pensblog writers wrote what Rudy did about L.A, the BoC readers would be like, “HA!” and the Pensblog commenters would be like, “Yeah, you tell ‘em, Pensblog Staff!” But when the situation was reversed, the commenters responded like Rudy had kicked their dog. Come on, people, he was just doing what you do. The whole point is you give and you take. That’s what makes the sports fan world go ’round!
“The punk just has that magic charm that makes everyone want to strangle him.”
God! He does! He’s such a little shit!
Of course, I’ve become numb to it, as I have to see his smirking face 8 (9 this year) times a season!
Thanks for the commiseration, everyone! At least we can all be bored together. Normally I don’t have any problem with days being slow, but today is just dragging. Although my boss just quelled what has been my greatest anxiety the last week or so. I’m randomly taking next week off because I had vacation time to burn, and a few months ago it looked like it would be the best way to pace the end of the year. Since setting my heart on that week, my entire organization has been shaken up, and they’re announcing the new reorg at a town hall meeting next week. Not that they’re going to announce who’s getting fired or anything, just the new reporting structure. I had felt like I was being a bad employee by not choosing to attend it, and was also kind of worried I was going to be missing hugely significant news. So totally unprompted, my boss just came up to me and told me not to worry about missing the meeting because nothing that matters to me is going to be changed. Thanks, boss! Now I’ll have an anxiety-free week off! WOO HOO!
And that’s my super-exciting story. Isn’t it great how I spread boredom everywhere I go? :P
Spread some here, please! I, too, spent too much time bored at my old office, but here it’s nonstop crisis mode. Isn’t there a happy medium somewhere?
I still haven’t had my soup. My apple, yes, but not my soup. That’s a bad kind of busy, isn’t it?
Oh crap. Should I re-set my spam filter so that it allows long and rambly?
Definitely. (The short version: The Sabres would’ve had more of a chance against the Ducks than D.O. was giving them credit for and I think we miss Danny more than Chris.)
And I liked Corey Perry. Unlike most of the “You’d like him if he were on your team guys” I think I actually would like him if he were on my team. I was more annoyed with the Sabres letting Ducks fly around in the crease than the Ducks for doing so.
Awww, Patty, you should’ve! It would totally have worked and they’d have loved it too.
Who here fell for my prediction that you’d wish physical harm on Corey Perry by the end of the night?
I fell asleep before I could wish anyone harm.
Before I left for work this morning, I only FF’d through my DVR enough to see Peters & Gaustad fight and then the ruckus at the end of the game.
But when the situation was reversed, the commenters responded like Rudy had kicked their dog. Come on, people, he was just doing what you do.
I get what you’re saying here, but if I were a Pittsburghian with any sort of concept of the western conference standings, I might get put off that a Kings fan was trashtalking the Pens. It is give-and-take, yes, but there are some basic rules that Rudy was ignoring–like save your trashtalk for someone below you in the standings. I guess Rudy can’t just yell at Phoenix forever, though.
“That would be me! I think that’s every SA writer, though!”
I thought so, but I wasn’t sure. I’ve mentioned SA in the past and no one really responded…
I think Dr. David Thorpe is possibly the funniest human being on the planet. Of course I’m a total music snob and I agree with almost eveything he says, but I digress.
He’s just so damn arrogant, it cracks me up.
“I guess Rudy can’t just yell at Phoenix forever, though.”
Someone get CapsChick on the phone. She have a guest blogger spot open?
Now, I so wish I had done it. You know a couple of them would have said “Bye!” just out of habit!
Tuesday night Schnookie and I went to dinner with some friends. The place is pretty small, with about 15 or table altogther. There was a mother with two young kids sitting at a table in the back. Everyone in the place was happily eating away, minding their own business when all of a sudden one of the kids shouts, “DADDY’S HERE!” And the father’s stuck there at the front of the room realizing that every single pair of eyes in the place is on him now. He smiled, waved and said, “I’m here! Sorry I’m late!” It was priceless.
(About 15 minutes later our dining friend looked up and said loudly, “Jim, hey! * pause * Oh, wait, that’s not Jim.” But the guy had already seen him wave, so he came over anyway and said, “Hey, good to see you, man!” It was also priceless.)
Earl: not -burgian – Burgher (with the “h’)
He committed a penalty, but Phoenix had the puck so it was a delayed call, and during that timespan he committed another penalty.
I’ve never seen this happen and many times have thought it should. I was beginning to think coaches should advise the players if they’re on a delayed penalty, just maul away.
Someone get CapsChick on the phone. She have a guest blogger spot open
ZING!
Someone get CapsChick on the phone. She have a guest blogger spot open
Wow.
I’ve never seen this happen and many times have thought it should. I was beginning to think coaches should advise the players if they’re on a delayed penalty, just maul away.
Funny that you guys bring this up. I was just asking Mark the other day if that could happen because I couldn’t recall ever seeing it.
Earl: not -burgian – Burgher (with the “h’)
I won’t say that I knew how to spell it, but I was very comfortable putting something out there that I was fairly sure was misspelled.
I’ve never seen this happen and many times have thought it should.
I think it was the year after the lockout in an ANA-STL game where I saw Barrett Jackman get the rarest-of-rares: the triple-minor. I think he got two minors together for a trip and a rough, and then during the delay got a hook or something. It was outrageous (even moreso when the Ducks didn’t score in those six minutes).
I thought so, but I wasn’t sure. I’ve mentioned SA in the past and no one really responded…
…Does this mean you have stairs in your house, Andrew?
I think Dr. David Thorpe is possibly the funniest human being on the planet. Of course I’m a total music snob and I agree with almost eveything he says, but I digress.
I love him, love him! They all crack me up, really. I used to live for Photoshop Phriday…it always made me laugh.
“…Does this mean you have stairs in your house, Andrew?”
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Sorry, Right over my head!
“I love him, love him! They all crack me up, really. I used to live for Photoshop Phriday…it always made me laugh.”
Yeah, they’re all pretty good, I’m partial to the shitty movie and game reviews. If you didn’t already know, Thorpe has a column that he writes for the Weekly Dig in Boston. It’s pretty much the same thing, albiet a little less vulgar, on a weekly basis. I highly recommend it.
Ok folks, y’all have a good day, and may all your teams play good hockey tonight. I’m going to bed. “See” you tomorrow!
OT, but the CBC headline about the Pens game tonight references The Crosby Show. For some reason, I can’t get the image of Sid in an awful patterned sweater out of my head.
For some reason, I can’t get the image of Sid in an awful patterned sweater out of my head.
Yeah, same thing happens to me when I hear about Malkin in the Middle.
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Sorry, Right over my head!
Ahh. It’s a thing for the forums – long story. It answered my REAL question.
Additionally, I love the wiki that Sports Argument Stadium has (one of the divisions of the forums), because it is absolutely hilarious.
Thorpe has a column that he writes for the Weekly Dig in Boston.
Oh my gosh, I’ll have to check that out. Too awesome for words, really!
Ok folks, y’all have a good day, and may all your teams play good hockey tonight. I’m going to bed. “See” you tomorrow!
Night, Mags!
It is give-and-take, yes, but there are some basic rules that Rudy was ignoring–like save your trashtalk for someone below you in the standings.
That’s why it’s funny! He can’t trash-talk the team so he has to resort to their city. I laughed at his digs at Edmonton in a recent post, too.
“Ahh. It’s a thing for the forums – long story. It answered my REAL question.”
Yeah, I’m not a Goon, sorry. I just milk the site for it’s humorous writing.
“Oh my gosh, I’ll have to check that out. Too awesome for words, really!”
The column is called The Burn Unit. Check it out!
Cat was at practice? So cool!
Did she wait for players in the hall? Did some weird girl stop and ask her if any had come out yet?
Cat was at practice? So cool!
Did she wait for players in the hall? Did some weird girl stop and ask her if any had come out yet?
I don’t know but I’ll ask when I get a chance on the girl thing! I know she was waiting to meet players because she met Sergei Zubov and promptly texted me about it.
That’s why it’s funny! He can’t trash-talk the team so he has to resort to their city. I laughed at his digs at Edmonton in a recent post, too.
The silly part about today’s comments is that Buffalonians are taking pot-shots at L.A.–little do they know that Rudy doesn’t really live or drive in L.A., but rather I think I’m the only BoC contributor actually living/working in the big city. Ironic, kind of.
The column is called The Burn Unit. Check it out!
Andrew, thank you! I just read the Prince vs. His Fans column and it made me laugh out loud…
I know she was waiting to meet players because she met Sergei Zubov and promptly texted me about it.
How exciting! I don’t think he practiced any. (I got there a little after it started.) I hope he’s just resting.
Boo! I have to miss the Canucks game tonight because of my stupid final. Although considering how horrible the last Nashville game was, maybe that`s a good thing.
The silly part about today’s comments is that Buffalonians are taking pot-shots at L.A.–little do they know that Rudy doesn’t really live or drive in L.A.
Haha! Rudy wins again!
How exciting! I don’t think he practiced any. (I got there a little after it started.) I hope he’s just resting.
Neither Mittens nor Zubov skated. I hope too that he’s just resting!
All of a sudden it was very quiet here at the office and then I got this explosion of text messages such as “RUSSIAN!!!!”
And then my head nearly fell off.
Neither Mittens nor Zubov skated.
It was sparse, all right.
It was sparse, all right.
Sad. :( Did you at least have fun?
“I have to miss the Canucks game tonight because of my stupid final.”
That’s a drag alix. I hope the final is super easy, and you get out early enough to catch some of the game!
Thanks, Andrew! I just had to whine like a baby :D
“Thanks, Andrew! I just had to whine like a baby :D”
Nah, finals aren’t whining! They genuinely suck.
I’m so excited!!! The imaginary Blingybob clock in my head is at less than 48 hours!! I’ll be heading to drinkyland around noon on Saturday and not returning until long after the game has ended!
Did you at least have fun?
Oh, yeah! I love it! I don’t care who’s out there. I did get a broader view of all of them this time, because I tend to be hip-mo-tized by Boucher and Zubov sometimes.
It could just be the coaches skating around with Brad Winchester and I’d have fun.
(I was just kidding there, but now that I picture it, it would be comical, since Dave Tippett is about 5′6″ and Winchester’s gotta be seven feet tall.)
I’m so excited!!! The imaginary Blingybob clock in my head is at less than 48 hours!! I’ll be heading to drinkyland around noon on Saturday and not returning until long after the game has ended!
I’m excited for you! Don’t overshoot it and be passed out when the game starts!
Wooohooo! So exciting, Andrew!
“I’m excited for you! Don’t overshoot it and be passed out when the game starts!”
Should be okay…I’ve had lots and lots of practice. I usually get just drunk enough that my biggest problem is my inability to decide between the nachos or a sausage dog for dinner.
Sausage Dog! Now your dilemmas are over!
“Sausage Dog! Now your dilemmas are over!”
Woo Hoo! Thanks Earl!
But man, the nachos are really good too.
Damn, you’re making this one tough. But remember: nachos can be dangerous. Won’t anyone think about the jerseys?!!
I’ve heard half-and-half on it; one-half says Recchi’s a scapegoat and the other half says that Recchi was failing miserably at hockey.
Mom covered most of this but I have to go with “the other half.” What’s weird is that Therrien stuck with him on the top line for way too long, so this whole MT-MR friction talk going on now is just weird. MT stubbornly stuck with Recchi and kept benching Colby. I dunno.
He’s still got his legs, but he seems to have lost his hands.
I disagree with Mirtle that other (younger) guys deserved to sit more than Mark did. If anyone else should’ve sat, it was Roberts. Perhaps, in order to give Mark more of a chance, MT could have swapped him and Gary out for each other. And like Mirtle, I’m somone who is biased in favor of Recchi, so I think my assessment has to be fair.
I just really liked his versus commercial about them having to pry the stick from his cold dead hands. Now though, seeing it makes me sad.
Totally sad. I hate the whole affair.
Didn’t Recchi have Staal crashing at his house?
Yes. But from what I heard, the rift was Sid’s and Mark’s during Sid’s rookie year, and that before Mark came back to Pittsburgh the two of them had a heart-to-heart and patched things up before last year. I don’t know if Jordan’s still there or not.
I think if the Pensblog writers wrote what Rudy did about L.A, the BoC readers would be like, “HA!” and the Pensblog commenters would be like, “Yeah, you tell ‘em, Pensblog Staff!” But when the situation was reversed, the commenters responded like Rudy had kicked their dog. Come on, people, he was just doing what you do. The whole point is you give and you take. That’s what makes the sports fan world go ’round!
I don’t know what specifically was written, but I get the sense it was about Pittsburgh, the city, yes? And I don’t think anyone understands just how sensitive Pittsburghers are about Pittsburgh itself. Let’s say this: not quite as sensitive as jihadists are about their religion, but not as far behind as you would hope.
There is a MASSIVE inferiority complex, and a paranoid notion (which jags like Sienna Miller do NOT help) that the whole world thinks Pittsburgh, the city, is a horrible place. That perspective infiltrates everything they say and do. I am not anywhere close to as sensitive as most ‘Burghers, but even I am infected by it to some degree (in that I’m tired of getting “Pittsburgh? Really? Her?” reactions from people when I say how great it is. I lived there for 26 years. I’ve traveled, and lived in other places. Yes, it’s great there.). So if Rudy actually said something nasty about Pittsburgh, the place, he was in for a lot more hell than he’d have gotten for talking smack about the Pens. Similarly, when a Pittsburgher talks smack about another city (most likely Philly), it is also driven by that inferiority/paranoia thing…like “we KNOW you’re talking behind our back so we’re going to get in your face.”
I’m not defending, just explaining. Personally, I’m tired of that attitude and think people need to get over it and realize they live in a great place and nobody can take that away from them (FTS SIENNA). I just don’t know how to help ‘em do it.
“But man, the nachos are really good too.”
Although, I’d better think twice…as that last time I ate the nachos at the Tank, I ended up wearing them.
“There is a MASSIVE inferiority complex, and a paranoid notion (which jags like Sienna Miller do NOT help) that the whole world thinks Pittsburgh, the city, is a horrible place.”
Everything I know about Pittsburgh I learned from George Romero. It’s an okay city in my book….at least if zombies ever overrun us, that is.
Personally, I’m tired of that attitude and think people need to get over it and realize they live in a great place and nobody can take that away from them (FTS SIENNA).
If it’s any consolation, if you never get the word out, you at least get to keep your city for yourself.
We get a lot of (no offense) northerners that move down here and then complain because there’s no grocery store within walking distance and you can’t just go outside and hail a cab.
People hear good things about Dallas and pack up and move here (and pay cash for their houses).
I don’t know what specifically was written, but I get the sense it was about Pittsburgh, the city, yes?
You can read Rudy’s piece here, but I think the window for angry reaction is probably passed.
I was watching a game on the Pittsburgh feed recently and they showed a commercial for the University or something and had lots of really pretty shots of the skyline and the city. I feel terrible about it, but I was surprised at how pretty it was. I didn’t expect it to be ugly, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Oh, yeah! I love it! I don’t care who’s out there. I did get a broader view of all of them this time, because I tend to be hip-mo-tized by Boucher and Zubov sometimes.
It could just be the coaches skating around with Brad Winchester and I’d have fun.
Oh, Lord. I could not go. That involves being WAY too close to some people. You know, people who are camera-hating serious minded hockey players who have Siberian bunkers.
So, you know, I hide in terror. Haha!
BTW, this was probably discussed, but did anyone stay up to the very very end of the game to see the Crunchys embrace at center ice? A nice special moment after the final whistle, which was made kind of funny because they had to wait for all the fighters and goons to clear the ice.
We get a lot of (no offense) northerners that move down here and then complain because there’s no grocery store within walking distance and you can’t just go outside and hail a cab.
People hear good things about Dallas and pack up and move here (and pay cash for their houses).
Pensgirl, I would take Pittsburgh over Philly anyday, just so you know. I hear Pittsburgh is lovely and I have never heard bad things about the city, so there you go.
Patty – oh my god, I know. I once had a lady from Boston lecture me over how spread out the South is and how different it is down here in Texas and how Dallas was just so backwards and Southern (her words, not mine) like we were all redneck hicks or something.
My response: “…You’ve never been to Mississippi, have you?”
“this was probably discussed, but did anyone stay up to the very very end of the game to see the Crunchys embrace at center ice?”
Yeah, I saw that. It definitely was funny that they had to wait for all the ruckus to die down.
Would have been much more of a special moment if Buffalo had won the game….but that’s just a personal preference.
I once had a lady from Boston lecture me over how spread out the South is and how different it is down here in Texas
One thing I do is say, as if I’m changing the subject (but I’m really not), “So, what made you move down here?”
“Because it sounds like it must have been Hell if the misery you found here is a step up.”
(I don’t usually say that last part.)
Alrighty, gang, I think I’m going to take this unmonitored opportunity to get the hell out of here. If I don’t make it back on here tomorrow, have a kick-ass time at the game this weekend, Andrew, and everyone else in general, too!
Bye Earl!
(I don’t usually say that last part.)
I don’t know why that reminds me of this, but it does. What cracks me up the most is listening to my brother in law talk about Texas. He’s French (I think I have mentioned this before) and he loves living here. (The French guy loves it, but someone from New York hates it. Right.) He doesn’t reallyg et the complaints.
One day I asked him if it was weird to live in Texas for him. His response was virtually, “Yes, because you can fit three of my country in the state of Texas. It is so big! …Also, I can’t drive to Italy for pizza anymore.”
…That’s right. My brother in law used to be able to go just nip across to Italy for pizza. It blows my mind.
“If I don’t make it back on here tomorrow, have a kick-ass time at the game this weekend, Andrew, and everyone else in general, too!”
Can do! Same to you, Earl!
Bye Earl! Sorry to have pretty much missed you today. If we don’t see you tomorrow, enjoy a weekend filled with the joyous afterglow of the Nieder non-retirement!
Oooh, it looks like I missed an interesting conversation about smack talk, a la RudyKelly. Rats! I am SO bad at smack talk! I left a comment over there along the lines of “at least we won’t be swallowed up by God’s vengeful earthquake”, which I proceeded to fret about until I took it down twenty minutes later. I was a.) concerned that there would be an earthquake tomorrow and I would feel terrible about making a joke about the deaths of millions b.) scared that Rudy would for some reason turn his razor pen on me and I would end up with my girly feelings hurt, and c.) convinced that my smack talk had somehow crossed the line and that all of the interwebs was horrified by my existence.
I am such a Minnesotan. I’m staying out of the smack talk business from now on!
I go through the same emotional gymnastics when I try to talk smack, Katebits. That, and I’m just generally really lame. Maybe Minnesotans and Quakers are just a lot alike?
Patty, there’s a travel mag that named Pittsburgh’s skyline the #2 or 3 view in the country, and a website that had it in the top 20 skylines in the world. I’ll post my favorite pic of the city when I get home.
Caitlin, I like you more every day! Seriously, I think Philly, the place, is great, but yeah we’re totally better. Our cheesesteaks have fries right on ‘em!
I have the same problem with smacktalk and I’m neither Minnesotan nor Quaker.
On the local sports station they will get mired in some one-upmanship sometimes and they’ll be making progressively more inappropriate jokes at a furious pace and then one guy will go just the centimeter too far (according to the rest of them) and everybody stops talking and the background music stops playing.
I always expect that to happen to me. The whole interwebs will grind to a halt and look at me and say, “Dude. What’re ya doing?”
Our cheesesteaks have fries right on ‘em!
That’s awesome! Our fries have cheese on them!
Mmmmm… cheese fries. (And I wonder why I had to have my gall bladder removed.)
I think it’s okay to not want to engage in smack talk. For some reason, I wanted to leave a comment that was more in Rudy’s style than in the “hey, Buffalo isn’t so bad!” style, and I proved myself to be incapable. I shouldn’t have been trying to dabble into Rudy’s territory. I felt a million times better once I removed my comment, so clearly I made the right choice.
For some reason, I wanted to leave a comment that was more in Rudy’s style than in the “hey, Buffalo isn’t so bad!” style, and I proved myself to be incapable.
Several times I have typed up a comment for one of Rudy’s posts and just couldn’t post it. It seemed so stupid standing next to his genius. :D
I usually just end up saying, “Hilarious!” But I think I should stop that, too.
It takes a lot of balls to write the way Rudy writes. In the end, I am pretty scared of being mean. I wanted to defend Buffalo in his hilarious but brutal tone, but I just don’t have the chutzpah to pull it off (even if I did have the skillz).
I happened to see your comment before you took it down, Katebits. And I found it quite funny. But hey, you do what ya gotta do. I too am the worst trash talker ever.
Anyways, I’m off to write my final. Good luck with the hockey everybody!
Good luck with the final, alix!
And yeah, Katebits, it’s all about the chutzpah. I am not a very chutzpahy girl, so no Rudy-style trash talk from me, thank you very much!
Good luck, alix!
For some reason, I turned on the Rangers-Leafs game, thinking that I would be perfectly happy to watch either team lose, but the trouble is, one of these teams also has to win. I need to find another game because I don’t want to see any winning in this situation.
For some reason, I turned on the Rangers-Leafs game, thinking that I would be perfectly happy to watch either team lose, but the trouble is, one of these teams also has to win.
Every now and then I’m able to look at a game like that and discover which team I hate less. And invariably, that’s the team that loses. (Case in point: the Rangers-Sens game last week.) Life is way too short, especially if you’re watching the game on the feed for whichever team is winning. If you can catch a Rangers game — any Rangers game — in which they lose, but on the MSG feed, it’s well worth it. But if you’re watching them lose on the Leafs feed, well that’s just dumb. (And there is never any reason to watch the Rangers win on their own feed.)
I’m not watching anything, out of sisterhood and a sense of unity with Pookie, who’s working late tonight.
The Rangers really suck that way, Katebits. They’re never playing, like, I dunno, the Kings. It’s always the Leafs, or the Sens, or the Flyers. Stupid fucking Rangers.
Caitlin, I like you more every day! Seriously, I think Philly, the place, is great, but yeah we’re totally better. Our cheesesteaks have fries right on ‘em!
Aww, thank you!!!
Your cheesesteaks have fries ON THEM? WOW.
I really never have heard anything bad about Pittsburgh. (I hear bad stuff about Dallas all the time, haha.) The only place in Pennsylvania I’ve ever been is Harrisburg and Hershey and the surrounding towns. Everyone in Pennsylvania was really nice to us, which was a marked change from how I got treated in Virginia of all places! Weird.
I’m not watching anything, out of sisterhood and a sense of unity with Pookie, who’s working late tonight.
Awwww, thanks! And I appreciate it.
The Rangers really suck that way, Katebits. They’re never playing, like, I dunno, the Kings.
I know! For awhile (while the Rangers were down by two), I thought I was learning that I might hate the Rangers less. This was SHOCKING. But then, the Rangers tied it up, with Drury extremely involved with both goals, and I realized that maybe I hate the Leafs less. Either way, I wasn’t going to win by watching that game. I’m watching the Hurricanes-Lightning game now, and I am already much happier. I can happily cheer for the Lightning because half of them are F-Bits!
I’m not watching anything, out of sisterhood and a sense of unity with Pookie, who’s working late tonight.
This is completely bizarre to me! I don’t think I’ve ever loved anyone enough to do this! Heh. Seriously though, are you tivoing games to watch later, or are you really just skipping hockey tonight in solidarity?
We’re not tivoing anything. I think we’ll satisfy ourselves with whatever’s on when Pookie gets home. I’m in a terrible, terrible, cranky place right now, so I can’t even be bothered to look at the schedule to see what I’m missing. But anyway, we’ve gotten into a routine where when she’s at work, I lock myself away in a garret and IM with her while being totally antisocial and avoiding Boomer. It’s my Schnookie Alone Time. And it’s vitally important to my sanity. (I have to say, Canes-Lightning sounds very entertaining, though.)
Hey! I just looked at the schedule and it seems our plans to just watch whatever’s on means we’ll see the Sabres! Well that turned out well! (We also have to watch ANTM from last night.)
Ooh, speaking of the Canes, I cannot recommend the “Ask the Canes” feature on Canes TV on the Canes website enough. (Canes. Sorry, I’d gone two words without saying Canes and I was getting antsy. Canes.) Seriously, Kazoo, Mikey C and Rosebud are awesome. And the questions! O! The questions! They asked the players, “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?” You have no lived until you’ve seen a handful of dumb jocks try to answer that question.
Hee! That almost makes me want to watch CaneTV! How terrible! I really do want to see Mikey C tell me how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Hmm. A quandary.
You should brace yourself for the Sabres sucking your will to live straight out of you. They pretty much did that to all of Buffalo last night. Wait? The Sabres don’t have the power to make you suicidal? You should be fine then!
You should brace yourself for the Sabres sucking your will to live straight out of you. They pretty much did that to all of Buffalo last night. Wait? The Sabres don’t have the power to make you suicidal? You should be fine then!
Having already lost my will to live today, I think the Sabres and I will make a fine pair! :P
Actually, Mike C just says, “a tree” but his other answers are usually pretty good. Like saying the teammate he’d not invite to Thanksgiving is Chad “Rosebud” LaRose because “you can’t take him out in front of people!”
Your cheesesteaks have fries ON THEM? WOW.
Yup.
Here’s my favorite picture of the city.
And one more for good measure!
FYI for you “Inside Penguins Hockey” lovers, I saw the first two episodes up on “Pens TV” in the official page’s multimedia section. Once you’re in the viewing window, there’s an IPH folder on the “Insider” tab.
Hm, that last link didn’t take. Here it is again.
Pensgirl –
I love that the Pens put up the Jumbotron stuff on their multimedia section – I wish the Stars did it.
When we were in Pittsburgh in October, we drove into the city after nightfall, and coming in on whichever bridge we did provided one of the most beautiful views of any city I’ve ever seen. It was right up there with a nighttime approach into LaGuardia from the west, and a dusk whirl on the London Eye. It was just breathtaking.
Yeah, putting up the jumbotron stuff is one of my favorite things they do. Overall I really like the content they provide on the site.
Colby’s “hot seat” interview is funny (natch), and Sid’s is more interesting than one would expect.
Oh, and Sid’s sit-down press conference in Edmonton is classic. He even spouts hockey cliches in French. Awe.Some.
Good evening IPB. I should be recording these Predator games like I do for the Devils. They just showed the power rankings for the month of November and Martin Erat had a higher rank than Vincent Lecavalier! So when your doing all-star voting, remember to write in Parise for the East and Erat for the West.
When we were in Pittsburgh in October, we drove into the city after nightfall, and coming in on whichever bridge we did provided one of the most beautiful views of any city I’ve ever seen. It was right up there with a nighttime approach into LaGuardia from the west, and a dusk whirl on the London Eye. It was just breathtaking.
Aw! *Beams* I call it “my pretty little city.”
You wanna hear the crazy part? You didn’t even come in the cool way! When you come from the south (where the airport is), it’s basically lots of nothingness, and you have no idea you’re anywhere near a city. Then you go through the Fort Pitt tunnels (or tubes as we call ‘em) that run through Mount Washington (the top of which was the vantage point for the two pics I posted), and BAM, you’re in Pittsburgh. I have a policy of driving that leg when I’m with friends who have never been to the city before, even if it’s their car, because it’s so sudden and so crazy-cool I’m afraid they’d wreck! It’s that way of getting to the city that led the New York Times to call us “the only city with an entrance.”
Ahem, and by your, I mean you’re.
Dan Ellis got the start tonight instead of Mason. He really likes to handle puck and the Nashville announcers get real nervous everytime he wanders.
Shiiiiiiiit, Fleury just got hurt. Right when he was getting into a groove. Natch.
So when your doing all-star voting, remember to write in Parise for the East and Erat for the West.
If I were voting, I’d do that just for you, Frisby! :D
Wow, the Calgary announcers think everything we do is a penalty, but they totally missed a Flame swiping Sid across the face with his stick earlier.
What a shock.
Awe thanks, Schnookie. :P
Hey, imaginary All-Star voting is, quite literally, the least I could do. :P
The Preds seem like bizaro-Devils when it comes to goaltenders. Remember how the Devils defense looked lost when a non-puckhandler like Clemmenson was in net? Well the Preds defense looks lost when Ellis handles the puck. They’re all like, “Oh you got it? and you’re passing it up ice? what am I supposed to do?”
Fleury’s on CRUTCHES. Fuck fuck fuck!
Well the Preds defense looks lost when Ellis handles the puck. They’re all like, “Oh you got it? and you’re passing it up ice? what am I supposed to do?”
I was listening to the Preds for a little while and I was chuckling at the announcers explaining to Ellis that the defensemen are there to go get that puck. That’s pretty much the opposite of the Stars game plan.
Once the puck gets past the top of the circles, if there’s no opposition near it, the defensemen just head back up ice and wait for Turco’s pass.
Once the puck gets past the top of the circles, if there’s no opposition near it, the defensemen just head back up ice and wait for Turco’s pass.
That’s what I miss most about Tom Barrasso. He saved our D a lot of energy by passing the puck halfway up the ice. It was especially great when the PK cleared the puck on our power plays, cause we could set back up before they had a chance to change lines/regroup.
He saved our D a lot of energy by passing the puck halfway up the ice.
Exactly, these Preds announcers need to watch more Devils and Stars gars games. ;)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*whew*
The Flames’ intermission crew just suggested that hitting Sid “may be able to keep him off his game.”
I guess they really haven’t…well I was gonna say “met him,” but that’s not right. Seen him play. That’s it. They really haven’t seen him play. Clearly.
Exactly, these Preds announcers need to watch more Devils and Stars gars games. ;)
I can’t remember if you were around when I’ve been involved in these conversations before, but I am a HUGE fan of the stickhandling goalie. It’s why I first started liking Marty, really. Having Tommy in Pittsburgh when I was learning hockey really spoiled me, and I get frustrated at goalies who can’t handle the puck well enough to do things like that.
I am such a big proponent of goalie stickhandling that if I ever had a kid who wanted to play the position, I’d say, “You can be a goalie as long as you learn to stickhandle like a forward.”
Crap, the Sedin twins just gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead.
Wooohooooo! I’m done school until January and got home in time to listen to the third period. Life is good!
Shiiiiiiiit, Fleury just got hurt. Right when he was getting into a groove.
No, no, no! I love Flower so much!
I was chuckling at the announcers explaining to Ellis that the defensemen are there to go get that puck. That’s pretty much the opposite of the Stars game plan.
Hahahaha! True!
Razor & Ralph refer to the goalies as the third defenseman when they’re on the ice. It’s apropos especially for Smitty. Smitty’s puck handling terrifies me at times.
Not coincidentally, I’m sure, Dan Ellis was one of our prospects for a long time. (I’m not positive about whether we drafted him, though.)
Our backup, Mike Smith, is a puckhandler, too, so there’s almost no adjustment for the defenders. I think they used to have some trouble adjusting to the backups that didn’t do it as well.
Woops! Jinx, Caitlin!
Hey, Bucci actually wrote something funny! Regarding young players living with vets:
Can you imagine making about $50,000 a paycheck at age 18 and living on your own in Chicago? Good gosh, I’d end up naked on a sail boat in Lake Michigan with a stack of pancakes, a harmonica and a 1989 Mad Magazine.
Yeah baby! 4-2
I can only hope that when Brodeur retires that he becomes a goalie coach for the Devils. Although I suppose if you make it to that level without having learned puck handle yet, it is probably too late to learn.
Woops! Jinx, Caitlin!
Ahhhh, we just think alike, Patty!
Also, Cat met Mittens today – damn, that boy takes a good picture!
No, no, no! I love Flower so much!
It’s bad, Caitlin. His skate seemed to catch a rut or something…it caught underneath him and he fell in that way where your knee snaps you back and you land squarely on the foot that caught.
I thought it was going to be a knee issue…the same thing happened to J.S. Aubin when he was on a hot streak and in that case it was his knee. Fleur’s on crutches and they’re saying it’s his ankle. Of course, they could be lying, but it could be his ankle twisted or sprained before, during, or as a result of the fall.
I started getting in to hockey a couple of years before Marty showed up, but yeah, after all of these years, he’s spoiled me too.
Guess the Preds are not coming back now after Linden scores an empty netter. Congrats, Alix.
Trevor Linden!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boo Yeah. (Sorry Frisby)
Good gosh, I’d end up naked on a sail boat in Lake Michigan with a stack of pancakes, a harmonica and a 1989 Mad Magazine.
Uh oh. Looks like Paulie might have some competition.
Pensgirl, Pittsburgh is really pretty. I’ve never been there, but I want to go sometime. Those fries-on-cheesesteaks sounds good, too!
Thanks Frisby. Your guys looked really good. F
Haha. That means Trev has tied Nazzy again for the all time points record.
Taking a page from the Ookies:
WOOOOOOOOOOO! Yeah Geno!
Pensgirl, Pittsburgh is really pretty. I’ve never been there, but I want to go sometime. Those fries-on-cheesesteaks sounds good, too!
If you ever can get there I’d be happy to tell you about all kinds of things you can do (and where to eat). The city should really pay me for the PR I do for it! :)
The history of that sandwich (which also has a light coleslaw on it) is that the restaurant started out as a truck stop, and they just put everything on the sandwich so the truck drivers could eat it all just with one hand. I dunno, though – I need both hands just to hold the whole thing together!
Of course, they could be lying, but it could be his ankle twisted or sprained before, during, or as a result of the fall.
Ohhhhh no. NO!! I have irrational, full on love for Fleury and I don’t even know why! That saddens me so much.
PG, I might’ve mentioned this before but one of my very favorite childhood memories is the long drive from Birmingham to Pittsburgh ending with that first amazing look of Pittsburgh at night time.
I started to say earlier that I thought Pittsburghers were as defensive as Buffalonians but I really wasn’t sure.
The history of that sandwich (which also has a light coleslaw on it) is that the restaurant started out as a truck stop, and they just put everything on the sandwich so the truck drivers could eat it all just with one hand. I dunno, though – I need both hands just to hold the whole thing together!
OH, I know this place! It was on the Food Network! I remember being grossed out by the coleslaw thing, though.
WOOOOOOOOOOO! Yeah Geno!
Yay Pens. When we’re not playing them, the Pens and the Caps are my two Eastern Conference teams to watch and root for, although with the advent of Captain Fuck This Shit, the Devils have now been added to the list.
DAMMIT. Effing Flames.
Ohhhhh no. NO!! I have irrational, full on love for Fleury and I don’t even know why! That saddens me so much.
I know how you feel!
I’m filled with dread. When Aubin got injured, he was out the rest of the season and then Patrick messed with his head over the summer when he was resigning his contract, and he was never the same after. He had been turning into such a clutch goalie and it all went away.
And Fleury’s contract is up after this season. So I’m getting deja vu. I keep telling myself that we don’t have Patrick to screw around with the goalies anymore, and of course I’m desperately hoping his injury isn’t as bad as it seems right now.
So, once they call him up from WB/S, our goalie tandem will be Sabourin and Ty Conklin.
Anyone quaking in their boots yet? No? Huh.
I might’ve mentioned this before but one of my very favorite childhood memories is the long drive from Birmingham to Pittsburgh ending with that first amazing look of Pittsburgh at night time.
Yay! I so heart my home.
I started to say earlier that I thought Pittsburghers were as defensive as Buffalonians but I really wasn’t sure.
Oh, definitely. He didn’t use it, but I emailed Gregg Easterbrook after he wrote a TMQ column that included a big thing about Buffalo – it was focused on the no Super Bowl issue – and I basically said Buffalo with a Super Bowl win would be Pittsburgh. I think the cities and their populaces are really, really similar.
Ty Conklin? HER? WHO?
And Fleury’s contract is up after this season. So I’m getting deja vu. I keep telling myself that we don’t have Patrick to screw around with the goalies anymore, and of course I’m desperately hoping his injury isn’t as bad as it seems right now.
Jeez, let’s hope. Thank god the Stars are heavy on the goaltending and big into developing good goaltenders. Our backup backup, Tobias Stephan, came very close to a shutout when he got called up the one time.
with the advent of Captain Fuck This Shit, the Devils have now been added to the list
Calgary would evidently be really interested in knowing about Captain Fuck This Shit, because they created a commemorative plaque of tonight’s game, making it a Battle Of The Captains between Iginla and Sid. And I’m all, “doesn’t every team (more or less) have a captain? So why isn’t every game a Battle Of The Captains?”
I guess they just want to sell more crap.
Ugh, if I hear one more thing about Iginla being such a fabulous captain I’ll puke.
Good lord, guys, you’re playing a goalie who’s playing in his first NHL game. SHOOT THE #*$*#*@!## PUCK!
Hey, what was the word for the kind of first period the Sabres are now having? Gross? Yeah. Gross.
Also, not that this is the reason, but does the LA ice have acne or something? The puck’s bouncing all over the place. Nevermind, it’s probably just the Sabres.
Calgary’s announcer has not said “Evgeni” the same way twice in this game. I’m wondering why he feels a need to say it at all, considering there’s just the one Malkin.
Hey, what was the word for the kind of first period the Sabres are now having? Gross? Yeah. Gross.
Yeah, gross is definitely the term for it.
Tonight is not a good one for players’ legs. Langkow just took a nasty spill into the boards…feet first, and one of his skates caught sort of at the seam underneath them and bent HIS knee back. Yowch.
This. Is. Horrible.
Someone better remind the Sabres what the puck looks like during this intermission.
but does the LA ice have acne or something
I’m not sure about LA ice, but Anaheim ice is pretty crappy. Maybe it’s a SoCal and warm temp thing? Although it finally got cool enough that I wore a sweater all day.
I’m seriously considering going to bed right now.
OK, Roberts just got penalized for hitting Phaneuf. The camera didn’t have the whole thing in its view, so I couldn’t see exactly how the contact went down.
Calgary’s guy described it as “a blatant elbow” that Gary “is lucky he didn’t get five” for.
I muted the TV and put the volume up on my computer to hear Mike Lange saying Roberts is going off “for a high stick.”
Guess what the call was for? Yeah, high stick.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Malone breakaway shortie!!!!
Also, Cat met Mittens today – damn, that boy takes a good picture!
Is she going to be posting these pictures?
I’m seriously considering going to bed right now.
I’m watching my recording of Top Chef’s Holiday Special. We’ll see if I make it back over to the game or not. Considering it was only 2-0 when I flipped out of disgust, it’s not looking good.
I’m seriously considering going to bed right now.
Me too, Meg. Except homework instead of bed, but it’s the same idea. I’m going to give them until 15:00 of the second, and if nothing’s changed, I’m going to turn the game off and correct the shit out of that German essay.
At least they’re interviewing Salem the cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Woot!
I’m watching my recording of Top Chef’s Holiday Special.
How’s that going, Heather? Is CJ on it? I heart CJ.
Sorry your night isn’t going well, Sabres crew. Maybe they’ll turn it around! When I went to bed last night we were down 0-2 and I woke up to find we’d won 4-2. If we can do it, you can too.
At least they’re interviewing Salem the cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Woot!
I loved that show! Cheesy goodness.
Langkow is back. Guess his spill wasn’t as nasty as it looked.
Oh, and Oilers fans are waaaaaay classier than Flames fans.
Gambler, it’s pretty good. There are some people I don’t really care for – I was hoping to never, ever see Betty on my TV again just to name one – but CJ is on and he totally makes up for some of the others. I love him too.
Oh, and Oilers fans are waaaaaay classier than Flames fans.
I’ve heard that before, but usually from Oiler fans. That’s good to hear, because I like the Oilers better than the Flames.
but CJ is on and he totally makes up for some of the others. I love him too.
Yay! I’ll have to make sure to catch it one of the million times I’m sure Bravo’s planning on re-airing it this week. They make life without TiVo so easy for me.
Gambler, I’m not sure it really needs the 1:30 allotted time, but yeah, it’s good for a leisurely night of TV. Or a night of avoiding your gross hockey team. Seriously, guys when I complained about you not playing well in the second period, I didn’t mean you should not play well in the first period INSTEAD.
Ugh, that’s it . . . I’m not watching this crap.
Patty, the Flames fans aren’t the worst around – they’re not booing Sid whenever he touches the puck, for example – but they’ve hardly impressed. Meanwhile, the Oiler fans actually CHEERED for Sid last night. Hell, I don’t think my own team’s fans would do that. It’s just a special kind of classy.
Alix won’t be happy the Flames are guaranteed a point. I’m not either; I need to go to bed!
Maybe they’ll turn it around! When I went to bed last night we were down 0-2 and I woke up to find we’d won 4-2. If we can do it, you can too.
It’s 5-0 right now and the games not even half over.
That’s it. It’s nothing but homework and Ben & Jerrys the rest of the night for me.
I hope everyone else is having a better night!
It’s 5-0 right now and the games not even half over.
Hey, you never know. I’ve seen the Pens, even the crappy old bankruptcy years Pens, come back from deficits that big.
Look at me, all optimistic when it’s not my team.
PG, the way they’re playing right now we’ll be lucky if they make it on the board and hold the Kings to single digits.
(But thanks for trying!)
Sorry Sabre fans. You’re right. I’m not happy, Pensgirl :p But my boys got 2 so I’m not that pissed. Go Pens, Go! Until Saturday :D
Sorry to hear that Heather!
Whenever we get down 2-0 fast, I sort of actually hope it becomes 4-0 really fast, because that seems to spark a “let’s pull off the impossible” mentality. The faster a team goes up on us by that much, the better our chance of coming back.
Sorry if it’s not working that way for you.
Sorry if it’s not working that way for you.
Well, it’s now 6-0 so I’m not sure tonight is the night.
Yikes! Yeah, I don’t blame you for giving up.
Sabres fans, I’m so, so, so sorry! West Coast trips blow. Hugely. Maybe they’re just so nervous about andrew seeing them on Saturday that they’re looking ahead to that game?
OK, my boys apparently don’t want me to go to sleep. I am SO going to be dragging tomorrow.
YEAH BABY!! Letang in the shootout! What a clever choice for our fourth shooter!
Alright, y’all, I’m goin’ to bed. Sorry Sabres.
See you Saturday, Alix. *pretends to be glaring but totally isn’t*
From what people are saying, the Ducks and Kings have played one of their best games of the season so far against us, but yeah, we’re not helping.
I’m totally stripping Soupy of his C.
Goodnight, PG! Thanks for trying to cheer us up :-)
Ha! Somehow, the #1 and #2 stars are Flames even though they LOST.
Alright, goodnight for real now.
*tries to glare at Pensgirl* You’re going down! Ha ha. Good night!
Stupid Homer Flamer announcers always do that :D
From what people are saying, the Ducks and Kings have played one of their best games of the season so far against us, but yeah, we’re not helping.
Yup . . . I don’t care how well the opposition plays. They don’t score 7 goals in two periods unless your team plays like crap.
Look! Staffy still cares! He still loves you, Sabres fans! And he wants Soupy’s C since Soupy obviously doesn’t need it.
Oh, we’re up to 7? Marvelous!
And I defended you and your letter-wearing status, Soupy! Gawd!
Oh, we’re up to 7? Marvelous!
Yup, but at least we didn’t get shut out. There would be some kind of karmic justice in this game ending up 10-1.
Is it wrong that part of me is a little disappointed that we scored? If they’re going to be humilated, I wanted them to be totally humiliated.
Who scored?
Oh man. These games are the worst to watch when your team is on the wrong end of it. You poor buttons. It will be over soon!
Who scored?
Pookie’s favorite. :)
Pookie’s favorite. :)
Way to go, Roy-Z!
Wait, I thought she liked Staffy. But Roy did have the assist. :)
Is it wrong that part of me is a little disappointed that we scored? If they’re going to be humilated, I wanted them to be totally humiliated.
Me too. And for the record, he may not be a minus this game, but I want Paetsch in the press box as soon as feasible. I might throw a part when Tallinder and Kalinin come back.
Oh, sorry, zot, I was kidding. Pookie is uh… not fond of Roy. But, huh! He has as many points as Staffy!
Wait, I thought she liked Staffy. But Roy did have the assist. :)
Yeah, Heather was joking. Pookie really doesn’t like Roy.
Oops. Way to explain what Heather just explained there, me. Also “a part” equals “a party.”
Oh, heh. I should spend more time here, I guess. :P
Meg, I might give up a body part to get Hank and Tri back too :-)
Seriously though, I can’t believe more people aren’t complaining about Paetsch’s play. He’s been consistently bad all season.
Is she going to be posting these pictures?
You know, I’m not sure… She did manage to get a picture with the camera-fearing Russian, though.
No, zot, it’s okay. I personally can’t imagine anyone NOT like Derek (yes, I might be a little sick in the head) so I give Pookie a hard time about it.
Oh, and I just wanted to say that after reading your blogs and the comments here, I was totally telling my dad all sorts of tidbits about the Sabres. :)
Seriously though, I can’t believe more people aren’t complaining about Paetsch’s play. He’s been consistently bad all season.
Ah . . . you haven’t read HFBoards yet, then. In between the constant bickering about how good Campbell is or isn’t there’s fairly regular mention of Paetsch’s crapitude. I have to say, I feel completely and totally vindicated in my “no Paetsch cannot replace Teppo and you people are insane” opinion these days.
Oh, and I just wanted to say that after reading your blogs and the comments here, I was totally telling my dad all sorts of tidbits about the Sabres. :)
Yay! I’m so sorry California is being robbed of Henrik Tallinder though. Very sad for you guys :-)
Pookie’s favorite. :)
Way to go, Roy-Z!
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I have to say, I’m kind of intrigued to see how much worse this could possibly get. I mean, it seems like the Sabres have bottomed out, but have they? And seriously, if Soupy is still wearing the C in their next game, Lindy Ruff is stupid. He’s clearly the worst captain in the history of professional sports.
I personally can’t imagine anyone NOT like Derek (yes, I might be a little sick in the head)
Well, I do like Corey Perry, even though it seems most people don’t, so I must also be sick in the head. :P
Pookie’s favorite. :)
Way to go, Roy-Z!
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That’s cool, zot, you just can’t see that whenever I’m here at IPB I’m wearing my “Hey Derek Roy, why are you so bad at hockey?” t-shirt. (Just kidding. I just don’t like that he dives. But the reason I don’t like that he dives is that he’s better than that. So I suppose I rank on him out of love. Or something.)
As for Roy-Z having as many points as Staffy, that’s awful. I mean, Staffy’s got like negative points, right? :)
Oh, heh. I should spend more time here, I guess. :P
You should. Not because of that, though. Just because. :D
Meg, I haven’t really dug into HF for a while – largely because of the never-ending Campbell is overrated/underrated argument – so I’m glad to hear Paetsch is getting some criticism. And every time he screws something up I think of you saying all over the place that it was crazy to think he was going to be able to take on Teppo’s minutes. When you’re right, you’re right.
Sorry Heather and Meg… It’d be great if you could bounce back on Saturday and smack the Sharks.
We’d really appreciate it.
Also “a part” equals “a party.”
I was laughing at “throwing a part” – I thought you meant, like, exploding or something.
(My granddad used to say that so-and-so was so mad, he ’bout threw a clot.)
Sorry Heather and Meg… It’d be great if you could bounce back on Saturday and smack the Sharks.
We’d really appreciate it.
Ditto, and yes, we would appreciate it. :) Andrew would still have a winning team.
As for Roy-Z having as many points as Staffy, that’s awful. I mean, Staffy’s got like negative points, right? :)
Oh, I just meant for tonight. I’m pretty sure Derek has more points than Staffy. Like you said, Staffy’s not exactly racking them up.
zot, I really like Corey Perry too so maybe I am sick in the head :-) Seriously, though, I’d take Perry on my team in a heartbeat.
When you’re right, you’re right.
I should probably admit that this opinion had more to do with my adoration of Teppo than any hockey analysis. I mean, I had statbitty reasons too, but I may very well have argued that no one short of Lidstrom could replace Teppo. :)
Patty and zot, I make no promises but I’ll see what I can do. First order of business is the entire team surviving through Lindy’s post-game meeting.
(My granddad used to say that so-and-so was so mad, he ’bout threw a clot.)
Hah! I like that–it sounds very Texan to me.
I’d take Perry on my team in a heartbeat.
Me too.
Meg, I love it when affection and stats actually line up together in your favor :-)
Am I the only one here wondering what drugs Harry Neale is smoking tonight? What in the fucking fuck is going on with all the horse racing jokes? Did the Sabres just break his mind tonight, or is he always like this?
I hate Harry Neale. I’m not actually watching the game anymore so I can’t compare tonight to his usual performance, but I wouldn’t say he’s ever all there.
Well at least the Sabres got this game out of the way so Andrew can see a really kick ass one. Or something…
Oooooh. My boys are 3rd in the league now. That freakin rocks.
Harry Neale is a total doofus. I’m so sorry you guys have to have him every game. I lose my shit enough the one time I have to listen to him during Toronto games.
Did the Sabres just break his mind tonight, or is he always like this?
Always like this. I miss Jim Lorentz so so much.
I miss Jim Lorentz so so much.
Word. Listening on the radio makes the difference between Neale and Lorentz particularly glaring.
Er . . . I’m not watching either, so I’m just assuming based on his usual senility.
We scored again? Oh, great… cue the “Vanek only scores when it doesn’t really matter” chorus.
I love RJ, with his hope springing ever eternal. As the Sabres cut the lead to a more manageable 7-2, he says it “may” be too little, too late. But it’s not definitely too little too late. There’s still a chance!
RJ rules. Never give up! Never surrender! Theoretically there’s still a lot of time left but yeah, I’m not feeling it tonight, I have to say.
RJ is possibly the best Sabres fan ever in addition to being a great announcer. Also, why do you get the Sabres feed on Center Ice and I get the Kings feed?
So… can we get Clarke MacArthur back up here or what?
Also, why do you get the Sabres feed on Center Ice and I get the Kings feed?
I think we get both feeds for most games now on DirecTV. And we’re getting the Sabres feed because we rock. You must be doing something wrong, Meg. :D
So… can we get Clarke MacArthur back up here or what?
And who would you take out of the lineup? Peters??? For shame.
And who would you take out of the lineup?
Well, I have a list here… :::unscrolls piece of paper, six feet long:::
I’ve got three Sabres/Kings games on my CI. Two of them the Kings feed and one Sabres feed. Neither of the Kings feeds is HD, so I’m not sure what the difference is.
And who would you take out of the lineup?
Well, I have a list here… :::unscrolls piece of paper, six feet long:::
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Poor Sabres.
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It’s funny because it’s so sad.
Hmm . . . if I felt like getting up to turn my tv back on I’d check, but I just don’t think I care that much.
Yo-Yo can keep his spot. I’ll let Pommers slide. The PP suffers without Timmy so he’s okay although he could SHOOT THE PUCK once in a while. Mair and Goose atleast look interested… Every other forward is pretty much on notice. And really I wouldn’t be above starting Clarke over some of the d-men right now.
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HA! Well, on the bright side, at least if a rival blogger asked you to name the guy who’s been sucking the worst lately, you’d have a slew of names to choose from. CC asked us for a Devils preview today, and included that question. I was like, “Damn you, Patrik Elias, for RUINING MY LIFE.” The guy can’t even suck when I need him to. Instead I’m stuck chirping on View From The Cheap Seats that all the Devils are awesome, so I sound like an insipid fangirl. Patrik Elias hates me.
Patty, I so don’t get why we always get so many versions of the games coming out of the LA area. They take over the 700’s on our dish! It’s always, like, six channels showing the exact same thing!
Every other forward is pretty much on notice.
Every other forward by your four fastest.
(The four fastest being Staffy, Staffy, Staffy and… Staffy.)
Every other forward by your four fastest.
DAY-UM! Look at Pookie pulling out Princess Bride quotes at quarter to one on a night she worked late! Color me impressed.
Hm. No Princess Bride fans here, I guess.
Oh, there are Princess Bride fans here. Their quote forte is more Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, though. :P
Hm. No Princess Bride fans here, I guess.
No, I wondered off to get some food. (Drowning my sorrows my favorite way.) I salute you, Pookie.
(Drowning my sorrows my favorite way.)
I salute you for that, Heather. :D
And on that note, I’m off to bed. Thanks for keeping me somewhat above water tonight!
Morning everybody…
I just called the post-game show. They couldn’t answer my question! But I made them laugh.
Oh Sabres fans. ;_; I think your only option at this point is to go for the ridiculousness in this.
“Hello, my name is Crunchy Miller. You killed my ego! Prepare to die.”
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I, meanwhile, just suck at quotes.
Well, that was lovely and I’m going to bed now. Have a nice night, all!
‘Night, Heather. One good thing for you is that it’s going to be rainy the next couple of days, so there should be less fooling around in the sun and more practicing. :)
Oooh, food! You know how I love food! (Food that isn’t Chefs, that is. I had totally blocked Chefs out of my memory until it was brought up on TWC again. Thanks a lot.)
I’m so sorry that Staffy didn’t spark a big come-back. Next game, next game!
And on that note, I should head off to bed. Good night, everyone!
“Hello, my name is Crunchy Miller. You killed my ego! Prepare to die.”
Hee! Now that quote I even recognize.
Also, I’m surprisingly zen about the Sabres’ struggles this year. My decision to just stop stressing out has stuck quite well (and I’ve just avoided watching the bad games).
And now I really am going to bed.
‘Night, Meg and anyone else who’s going to bed.
“Hello, my name is Crunchy Miller. You killed my ego! Prepare to die.”
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Crunchy: Promise me glory! Promise me fame!
Sabres D: Anything!
Crunchy: I want my wins back, you son of a bitch!
I just called the post-game show. They couldn’t answer my question! But I made them laugh.
Nicely done! What did you say?
Oh, and good night, everyone who’s leaving! I’m so sorry about the sucktitude of the Sabres tonight. On the bright side, they really can’t get any worse, can they?
Zen is a good option, I’ve found. “They’ll pull their heads out of their asses when they decide to pull their heads out of their asses.”
G’night, all you people who need sleep!
Maybe you guys should get a waffling d-man back and have the others on your team ramp up their play so they don’t become a cap victim.
Oh, unfortunately it didn’t concern turtles or foodstuffs of any form. :P I just wanted to know if the Pens are the only team in the league that hasn’t been shutout yet.
Then I immediately said “Not that I’m trying to curse them!”
Guess what, if it’s not a stat the NHL keeps, they have a hard time with it. But they might answer it by Saturday. ;)
“Hello, my name is Crunchy Miller. You killed my ego! Prepare to die.”
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Crunchy: I want my wins back, you son of a bitch!
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Zen is a good option, I’ve found. “They’ll pull their heads out of their asses when they decide to pull their heads out of their asses.”
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Oh my god, you guys! TOO GOOD!
Oh, really, Katebits! :P
I like “I want my wins back, you son-of-a-bitch!” a lot better!
Then I immediately said “Not that I’m trying to curse them!”
Ohhh… well done, indeed! I’m surprised that was a stumper. It seems like just the sort of stat the NHL would make readily available. It’s a good question!
And on that note, I also need to go to sleep. Good night, everyone!
“And my save percentage too, you bastards!!”
Good night all!
Sabres fans, this is the kind of game that turns a team around!
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I found this because they copied my material as well. Pretty aggravating.
Thanks for the heads up. We’ve seen this has been happening for some time but we figure there’s not much we can do to stop this. I figure it’s an automated aggragator pulling the posts so despite the fact that our blog is clearly copyrighted material, we’re probably helpless to stop this. I’m so sorry it’s happening to you too.